Stephen Clouse

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Perennial Perplexity: Lincoln and the Challenge of Preservation

The world order of multi-lateral political institutions and interwoven economic structures was created in reaction to the 50 years of…

Jan 27, 2020

Stephen Clouse

“According to Nature”: A Disembodied Moral Landscape

The following is an attempt to highlight the reason why so many people are disingenuous about biological findings and morality and why that…

Feb 14, 2018

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Confederate Statues, Honor, and a Common Narrative

Why should statues of Confederate generals be brought down? Are they merely public displays of a fraught historical legacy in the South or…

Aug 17, 2017

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Self-affirmation is not enlightenment. Being “woke” is apathetic conformity

Pre-emptive statement: Injustice is not the unequal distribution of power. The inappropriate use of power, the corruption of public goods…

Jul 13, 2017

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Scientific Thinking is not Critical Thinking

“What’s a strong woman? Is it a human being that displays a unique characteristic determined by sex or is it a woman displaying a human…

May 4, 2017

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We need a New, New Left

I’ve never voted for a Republican presidential candidate. I’ve never voted for a Republican governor. My voting record indicates that I am…

Feb 4, 2017

Feb 4, 2017

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Free Speech is not Moral Relativism

One of the most irrational debates that is transpiring in much of social media centers around free speech. To start with, I want to…

Feb 2, 2017

Feb 2, 2017

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Making America First By Way of Chaos

The major theme of President Trump’s inaugural address was “America First” — to make American, hire American, and buy American. Since his…

Jan 29, 2017

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E Pluribus Unum — A myth?

E pluribus unum - From the many, one. It's an idea which we give lip service to in our primary education and a motto we have printed onto…

Jan 28, 2017

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Westworld and Western Political Philosophy

Article assumes you’ve watched the first season of Westworld. All appropriate warnings.

Jan 13, 2017

Westworld and Western Political Philosophy

Jan 13, 2017

Perennial Perplexity: Lincoln and the Challenge of Preservation

The world order of multi-lateral political institutions and interwoven economic structures was created in reaction to the 50 years of…

“According to Nature”: A Disembodied Moral Landscape

The following is an attempt to highlight the reason why so many people are disingenuous about biological findings and morality and why that…

Confederate Statues, Honor, and a Common Narrative

Why should statues of Confederate generals be brought down? Are they merely public displays of a fraught historical legacy in the South or…

Self-affirmation is not enlightenment. Being “woke” is apathetic conformity

Pre-emptive statement: Injustice is not the unequal distribution of power. The inappropriate use of power, the corruption of public goods…

Scientific Thinking is not Critical Thinking

“What’s a strong woman? Is it a human being that displays a unique characteristic determined by sex or is it a woman displaying a human…

We need a New, New Left

I’ve never voted for a Republican presidential candidate. I’ve never voted for a Republican governor. My voting record indicates that I am…

Free Speech is not Moral Relativism

One of the most irrational debates that is transpiring in much of social media centers around free speech. To start with, I want to…

Making America First By Way of Chaos

The major theme of President Trump’s inaugural address was “America First” — to make American, hire American, and buy American. Since his…

E Pluribus Unum — A myth?

E pluribus unum - From the many, one. It's an idea which we give lip service to in our primary education and a motto we have printed onto…

Westworld and Western Political Philosophy

*Article assumes you’ve watched the first season of Westworld. All appropriate warnings.*

Stephen Clouse

Article assumes you’ve watched the first season of Westworld. All appropriate warnings.