Public Philosophy

Essays

“AI and Political Economy: Citizens Beware.” The Journal of Politics Blog. With Greg Robson.
“Shame on You! Moral Grandstanding Is More than Tiresome. It’s Pushing People to Extremes.” Persuasion. With Brandon Warmke.
“Moralising to Impress.” The Philosophers’ Magazine. With Brandon Warmke.
“The Immorality of Moral Showcasing.” Discourse. With Brandon Warmke.
“The Art of the Grandstand: Solving Social Problems Comes with a Built-In Paradox.” City Journal. With Brandon Warmke.
“It’s Our Own Fault that Politicians Don’t Come Up with Policies that Actually Fix Problems.” MarketWatch. With Brandon Warmke.
“Moral Grandstanding and the Will to Power.” The Philosopher. With Brandon Warmke.
“Oscar Acceptance Speeches: When Moral Outrage Verges on Grandstanding.” CNN. With Brandon Warmke.
“Moral Grandstanding.” The Academic Minute.
“Why There Are Costs to Moral Outrage.” The Conversation. With Brandon Warmke.
Republished by Newsweek, Salon, HuffPost, and Live Science.
“Moral Grandstanding: There’s a Lot of It About, All of It Bad.” Aeon. With Brandon Warmke.
Spanish translation in the Chilean magazine Santiago: “Grandilocuencia moral: estar del lado de los ángeles.”

Talks

A public talk for the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs