Articles by Nathan J. Robinson
The Bourgeois Morality of ‘The Ethicist’
The New York Times advice column, where snitching liberal busybodies come to seek absolution, is more than a mere annoyance. In limiting our ethical considerations to tricky personal situations and dilemmas, it directs our thinking away from the larger structural injustices of our time.
You Don’t Have to Publish Every Point of View
It’s indefensible for the New York Times to publish an argument against women’s basic human rights.
Palestine Protests are a Test of Whether This is a Free Country
Can the United States apply consistent standards to pro-Palestine protesters as it does to protecting speech in favor of our country’s violence? No, it doesn’t seem like we can.
What Jane McAlevey Has Taught Us
The labor organizer and writer is approaching the end of her life. She leaves behind vital organizing lessons that will reverberate over the next decades.
What Everyone Should Know About the ‘Security Dilemma’
It’s frighteningly easy for those who want peace to blunder into a war. In the age of nuclear weapons, we need to understand how this happens so that we make sure we are not creating a catastrophe.
Can Philosophy Be Justified in a Time of Crisis?
Is it morally acceptable to be apolitical? Is there something wrong with the pursuit of “knowledge for knowledge’s sake”?
Gated Knowledge Is Making Research Harder Than It Needs to Be
Tracking down facts requires navigating a labyrinth of paywalls and broken links.
What Trump Understands About War
Donald Trump’s militarism is even worse than Biden’s. But he’s keeping relatively quiet on Israel-Palestine, probably because he knows the public doesn’t like war.
My Date With Destiny
Reviewing major issues in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The Plan to Ban TikTok is Outright Xenophobia
Congress’s moves against TikTok threaten freedom of speech and are grounded in baseless anti-Chinese hysteria. That dangerous fearmongering attitude appears to be becoming bipartisan consensus.
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