reviews
November 25, 2023. Costin Alamariu, Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy.
Published in Quillette as "The Pervert's Guide to Philosophy".
November 17, 2023. David Beaver and Jason Stanley, The Politics of Language.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "The Woke Theory of Language".
September 27, 2023. Yascha Mounk, The Identity Trap.
Published in the Washington Post as "A Comprehensive and Reasonable Account . . . ".
September 23, 2023. Richard Hanania, The Origins of Woke.
Published in Quillette as "Civil Rights and Wrongs".
May 5, 2023. David Edmonds, Parfit: A Philosopher and his Mission to Save Morality.
Published in the Washington Post as "This Biography of a Brilliant Philosopher . . . ".
February 3, 2023. Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis, The Myth of Left and Right.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "Busting the Myth of Left and Right".
January 5, 2023. Bruce Kuklick, Fascism Comes to America.
Published in the National Review as "Finding Fascism".
November 4, 2022. Seema Yasmin, What the Fact?.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "A Book about Misinformation . . .".
September 29, 2022. Elif Batuman, Either/Or.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "Growing Down".
June 9, 2022. Cathy O'Neil, The Shame Machine.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "A Crying Shame".
April 22, 2022. Christine Emba, Rethinking Sex: A Provocation.
Published in the Year Zero Review as "Not Enough Sexual Provocation".
February 3, 2022. Robert Talisse, Sustaining Democracy.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "What Democracy Means".
October 12, 2021. Tom Nichols, Our Own Worst Enemy.
Published in Tablet as "Save American Democracy, Eliminate the Voters".
September 30, 2021. Amia Srinivasan, The Right to Sex.
Published in Areo as "The Ambivalent Place".
October 30th, 2020. Jonathan Sacks, Morality.
Published in The Philosopher as "I Don't Know -- Can We?".
September 28th, 2020. Kate Manne, Entitled.
Published in ArcDigital as "Mannesplaining".
August 5th, 2020. Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay, Cynical Theories.
Published in ArcDigital as "Postmodernism Unbound".
July 15th, 2020. Stuart Ritchie, Science Fictions.
Published in UnHerd as "Why We Stopped Trusting Experts".
June 2nd, 2020. Dave Rubin, Don't Burn This Book.
Published in National Review Online as "On the Limits of Dave Rubin's Cultural Politics".
February 15th, 2020. Eitan Hersh, Politics is for Power and Ezra Klein, Why We're Polarized.
Published in ArcDigital as "Hateful Hobbyists".
February 12th, 2020. Hugo Mercier, Not Born Yesterday.
Published in ArcDigital as "Is Everyone But You a Dupe?".
December 19th, 2019. Robert Talisse, Overdoing Democracy.
Published in National Review as "Are Americans Overdoing Democracy?".
November 17th, 2019. Ulrich Baer, What Snowflakes Get Right and Stanley Fish, The First.
Published in ArcDigital as "Postmodernists Against Free Speech".
October 2nd, 2019. Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay, How to Have Impossible Conversations.
Published in ArcDigital as "The Political Pick-Up Artists".
August 19th, 2019. Kristen Roupenian, You Know You Want This and Wesley Yang, The Souls of Yellow Folk.
Published in The American Conservative as "The Soul is Not a Spreadsheet".
June 6th, 2019. Ben Burgis, Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left.
Published in ArcDigital as "Drillogical Reasoning".
May 25th, 2019. Stanley Fish, There's No Such Thing as Free Speech: And It's a Good Thing, Too.
Published on my personal blog as "Is There Such a Thing as Free Speech?".
April 24th, 2019. Nancy Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead, A Lot of People are Saying.
Published in ArcDigital as "On Conspirationality".
October 17th, 2018. Jordan Peterson, Twelve Rules for Life and Chapo Trap House, Guide to Revolution.
Published in American Affairs as "Clean Rooms and Dirtbags".
October 16th, 2018. Jason Stanley, How Fascism Works.
Published in Commentary as "Not So Fascist".
July 8th, 2018. Samuel Moyn, Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World.
Published in The University Bookman as "Not Enough Argument".
April 17th, 2018. Noah Berlatsky, Chattering Class War.
Published in Areo as "Mad Online; Or, The Enemy of My Enemy".
October 17th, 2017. Ta-Nehisi Coates, We Were Eight Years in Power.
Published in Areo as "The Nightmare From Which Ta-Nehisi Coates is Trying Not to Awake".
September 17th, 2017. Hillary Clinton, What Happened.
Published in Areo as "What Happened? Hillary Clinton Still Doesn't Know".
September 2nd, 2017. Mark Lilla, The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics.
Published in Quillette as an untitled review.
July 19th, 2017. Angela Nagle, Kill All Normies.
Published in Quillette as an untitled review.
Published in Quillette as "The Pervert's Guide to Philosophy".
November 17, 2023. David Beaver and Jason Stanley, The Politics of Language.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "The Woke Theory of Language".
September 27, 2023. Yascha Mounk, The Identity Trap.
Published in the Washington Post as "A Comprehensive and Reasonable Account . . . ".
September 23, 2023. Richard Hanania, The Origins of Woke.
Published in Quillette as "Civil Rights and Wrongs".
May 5, 2023. David Edmonds, Parfit: A Philosopher and his Mission to Save Morality.
Published in the Washington Post as "This Biography of a Brilliant Philosopher . . . ".
February 3, 2023. Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis, The Myth of Left and Right.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "Busting the Myth of Left and Right".
January 5, 2023. Bruce Kuklick, Fascism Comes to America.
Published in the National Review as "Finding Fascism".
November 4, 2022. Seema Yasmin, What the Fact?.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "A Book about Misinformation . . .".
September 29, 2022. Elif Batuman, Either/Or.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "Growing Down".
June 9, 2022. Cathy O'Neil, The Shame Machine.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "A Crying Shame".
April 22, 2022. Christine Emba, Rethinking Sex: A Provocation.
Published in the Year Zero Review as "Not Enough Sexual Provocation".
February 3, 2022. Robert Talisse, Sustaining Democracy.
Published in the Washington Examiner as "What Democracy Means".
October 12, 2021. Tom Nichols, Our Own Worst Enemy.
Published in Tablet as "Save American Democracy, Eliminate the Voters".
September 30, 2021. Amia Srinivasan, The Right to Sex.
Published in Areo as "The Ambivalent Place".
October 30th, 2020. Jonathan Sacks, Morality.
Published in The Philosopher as "I Don't Know -- Can We?".
September 28th, 2020. Kate Manne, Entitled.
Published in ArcDigital as "Mannesplaining".
August 5th, 2020. Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay, Cynical Theories.
Published in ArcDigital as "Postmodernism Unbound".
July 15th, 2020. Stuart Ritchie, Science Fictions.
Published in UnHerd as "Why We Stopped Trusting Experts".
June 2nd, 2020. Dave Rubin, Don't Burn This Book.
Published in National Review Online as "On the Limits of Dave Rubin's Cultural Politics".
February 15th, 2020. Eitan Hersh, Politics is for Power and Ezra Klein, Why We're Polarized.
Published in ArcDigital as "Hateful Hobbyists".
February 12th, 2020. Hugo Mercier, Not Born Yesterday.
Published in ArcDigital as "Is Everyone But You a Dupe?".
December 19th, 2019. Robert Talisse, Overdoing Democracy.
Published in National Review as "Are Americans Overdoing Democracy?".
November 17th, 2019. Ulrich Baer, What Snowflakes Get Right and Stanley Fish, The First.
Published in ArcDigital as "Postmodernists Against Free Speech".
October 2nd, 2019. Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay, How to Have Impossible Conversations.
Published in ArcDigital as "The Political Pick-Up Artists".
August 19th, 2019. Kristen Roupenian, You Know You Want This and Wesley Yang, The Souls of Yellow Folk.
Published in The American Conservative as "The Soul is Not a Spreadsheet".
June 6th, 2019. Ben Burgis, Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left.
Published in ArcDigital as "Drillogical Reasoning".
May 25th, 2019. Stanley Fish, There's No Such Thing as Free Speech: And It's a Good Thing, Too.
Published on my personal blog as "Is There Such a Thing as Free Speech?".
April 24th, 2019. Nancy Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead, A Lot of People are Saying.
Published in ArcDigital as "On Conspirationality".
October 17th, 2018. Jordan Peterson, Twelve Rules for Life and Chapo Trap House, Guide to Revolution.
Published in American Affairs as "Clean Rooms and Dirtbags".
October 16th, 2018. Jason Stanley, How Fascism Works.
Published in Commentary as "Not So Fascist".
July 8th, 2018. Samuel Moyn, Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World.
Published in The University Bookman as "Not Enough Argument".
April 17th, 2018. Noah Berlatsky, Chattering Class War.
Published in Areo as "Mad Online; Or, The Enemy of My Enemy".
October 17th, 2017. Ta-Nehisi Coates, We Were Eight Years in Power.
Published in Areo as "The Nightmare From Which Ta-Nehisi Coates is Trying Not to Awake".
September 17th, 2017. Hillary Clinton, What Happened.
Published in Areo as "What Happened? Hillary Clinton Still Doesn't Know".
September 2nd, 2017. Mark Lilla, The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics.
Published in Quillette as an untitled review.
July 19th, 2017. Angela Nagle, Kill All Normies.
Published in Quillette as an untitled review.