Uri StraussYou have way more ancestors than you thinkThis article is prompted by an effort by Zionist propagandists to morally defend the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by appealing to the fact…Mar 8Mar 8
Uri StraussWhy pro- and anti-Palestinians disagreeThe liberal, rules-based order is a pro-Palestine framing, not an anti-Palestinian oneFeb 108Feb 108
Uri StraussThe Butterfly Fallacy: When all else is not equalEdward Lorenz famously illustrated complex systems using the example of a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil causing a tornado in…Sep 3, 2023Sep 3, 2023
Uri StraussRothbard’s Axiom of LifeAnother failed libertarian attempt to derive an ought from an isAug 12, 2023Aug 12, 2023
Uri StraussHow the federal government inflated rent during the pandemicPhoto by Kostiantyn Li on UnsplashJul 30, 2023Jul 30, 2023
Uri StraussPraxeology’s insistence on verbal deduction is just a cover for bad logicPraxeological reasoning includes a substantial amount of invalid argument, of two kinds: arguments about mental categories whose…Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 2023
Uri StraussPraxeological bad logic; Beginnings.Praxeology is, according to its supporters, the science of human action that uses deductive logic to reach its conclusions. According the…Jul 5, 2023Jul 5, 2023
Uri StraussLibertarianism is consistent with immigration restrictionsAt Fake Nous, Michael Huemer argues that restrictions on immigration violate individual rights, and responds to some arguments against this…Jul 2, 2023Jul 2, 2023
Uri StraussI, EyeballEyeball lotteries are a bad argument for the self-ownership principleMar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
Uri StraussTwo justifications for government authorityI’ve assumed that some amount of coercion is legitimate, as a way of reining in exploitation. In particular, that private property…Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023