Many people go through life asking the question, "Is James a Rortian pragmatist?" Sadly, few discover the answer. I try to help in a new paper. #philsky #pragmatism philpapers.org/rec/SVOIJA?_...

Yes, many people in Iran were killed and harmed, and great damage was done to their country. But clearly the real scandal is that the perpetrators of those crimes might end up paying something! Why should aggressors and war criminals compensate victims?!?!

It is sobering to see the American public and its leaders, especially on the right, reflecting on the death and destruction they have brought to the Iranian people. Let no one say that these are morally unserious people!

When you start an idiotic war of aggression that kills a bunch of people, you deserve to get an awful peace deal.

The long wait is over: My paper on why ethical theory is not inadequate for solving climate change and why virtually no one cares what climate ethicists have to say. #climatechange #ethics www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RDYEK...

The Lord shall punish Republicans for their crimes, perhaps.

These people are as stupid as they are evil. www.axios.com/2026/04/17/i...

"U.S. officials say." Clearly we should trust these clowns. www.axios.com/2026/04/15/i...

Anyone know why Republicans are okay with terrorism?

God bless the American people for their wise electoral choices. Good luck to the rest.

Bondi sacrificed every shred of dignity and got nothing in return. Merely accidental justice, but at least it's something.

Good thing voters aren't responsible for their choices. Otherwise many of us would have a fair amount of blood on our hands.

A phenomenal opportunity! Bowling Green State University is allowing its own employees to donate to the athletics program. Act now! 😍 #BallersandBosses (but mostly bosses) bgsufalcons.com/news/2026/3/...

What we are doing to Cuba is unconscionable, and almost no one in this country cares to the slightest degree.

More war crimes, yes, but what about gas prices? Get to the important stuff, media! www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Congratulations to Afroman. Justice is not fully dead.

There is an appreciable chance that we will all die due to the actions of a moron. Many already have.

These are some lovely human beings. The Lord would be proud, guys. www.axios.com/2026/03/13/c...

Apologies for dwelling on the murder of civilians. Now back to topics that really matter, such as oil prices.

Yeah, we accidentally killed a bunch of your kids during our war of aggression. Honest mistake. We'll do better in the future.

Shit, we're evil. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

This is who we are. Always has been. The difference is that Trump and his crooks lack the decency to lie to the public for a year before initiating their war crimes.

It is fortunate that the most accomplished academics also happen to be the best talent scouts. Otherwise we might have reason to doubt the utility of recommendation letters. #philsky

Pascal commenting on most of us: "Weak people are those who know the truth, but who maintain it only as far as it is in their interest to do so. Beyond that, they abandon it." (Pensees 617)

I am required to take "ethics" training from the Rethuglican- controlled state of Ohio. It is needlessly complicated. One rule would suffice: "Do the opposite of what we do."

One of the few consolations of these times is that some of the worst human beings on this planet have publicly sacrificed any vestige of self-respect and yet received nothing in return. It is a small justice.

Well deserved indeed. politicalwire.com/2026/01/31/t...

These ICE thugs would have been really nice to Jesus no doubt.

Though painful, imagine for a moment being as cowardly and servile as a Republican member of congress. What is it like to live without a shred of self-respect?

The country is run by malicious clowns. As always with them, we get both cruelty and incompetence. What a world.

The Rethuglican party has been a dangerous extremist organization for many years.

Gosh, they're evil. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

The country is run by genuinely and obviously awful human beings. They have quite literally failed at life.

I like this paper. Therefore it is good and everyone should read it. Open access. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Why do Republicans love handouts so much?

As an academic, I am amazed that a *committee* could get the CFP rankings so wrong. It's almost as if the committee was swayed by something other than reason. Imagine that happening in academia! #philsky #cfp

Although very distinguished, the Wykeham Professor is required to fight Mike Tyson, a fact that is strangely omitted in the job description. #philsky philjobs.org/job/show/30445

We are, without question, the stupidest people yet to exist.

Voltaire commenting on 2025 America: "They have other powerful men beneath them, and these have still others, who all enrich themselves with the spoils of the poor, grow fat on their blood, and laugh at their stupidity."

If not this guy, then who can you trust? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...

A new book by Zach Vereb, Kant and Environmental Philosophy. I read a draft and highly recommend it. #philsky www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

Falling asleep at his job is the least objectionable thing the guy has done so far.

The worm did its best. What good have you done today? politicalwire.com/2025/10/14/w...

A video about my paper on Kant and the neglected alternative objection. #philsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6V6...

A new paper of mine arguing that ethical theory is not inept when it comes to climate change, although policy-makers don't care. Full ms below. #philsky #climatechange philpapers.org/rec/SVOCCA

A new paper of mine on Kant, space and time, and the so-called neglected alternative objection. #philsky philpapers.org/rec/SVOTDO-3

The vilification of people who protest genuine war crimes is singularly shameful and entirely to be expected.

The "He Gets Us" campaign has taken a strange turn. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...

Happy Endangered Species Day to all who celebrate.

A promising job ad here: "If this succeeds and you’re not earning $100K within a year, I will have failed. Failure is not an option." So 100K is guaranteed? philjobs.org/job/show/29117