Media

Television and Video

The First, with Mike Slater
Talking about grandstanding on his episode about cancel culture. PlutoTV.
Grandstanding, a discussion with Aaron Powell and Will Duffield
Hosted by the Cato Institute. Also aired on C-SPAN’s BookTV.
The Dissenter, with Ricardo Lopes
A long conversation about Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk.
Don’t Tread on Anyone, with Keith Knight
A discussion about Why It’s OK to Mind Your Own Business.

Podcasts

Coverage

“The Grandstanding Caste.” Commentary, 2020.
“Social Media and Public Grandstanding.” Christianity Today, 2020.
“In a Pandemic, We Need Philosophers, Too.” Forbes, 2020.
“I’ve Protested for Racial Justice. Do I Have to Post on Social Media?” The New York Times Magazine, 2020.
“What Black Out Tuesday Can Teach Us About Virtue Signaling.” Vice, 2020.
“The Science of Why Online Outrage Is Counterproductive and Toxic.” Inc., 2020.
“What Drives the ‘Moral Grandstanding’ That Has Infected Our Politics?” The Guardian, 2020.
“Virtue Signalling Drowns Us in Hopelessness.” The Irish Times, 2020.
“The Dark Psychology of Social Networks.” The Atlantic, 2019.
“Moral Grandstanding Is Making an Argument Just to Boost Your Status.” Vox, 2019.
“Psychological Study of ‘Moral Grandstanding’ Helps Explain Why Social Media Is So Toxic.” British Psychological Society Research Digest, 2019.
“Are You a Moral Grandstander?” Scientific American, 2019.
“Randa Jarrar, Moral Grandstanding, and Forbearance.” The Atlantic, 2018.
“Notre indignation vertueuse permanente tire notre société vers le bas.” Slate (France), 2017.
“The Quiet Poison in American Politics.” HuffPost, 2016.