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Jen the Libertarian

May 24, 2018

Yep this is exactly what it sounds like. My thoughts on Jordan Peterson. I give my thoughts on '12 Rules For life', Peterson as a public persona and the infamous NYT profile / Peterson's rebuttal.

 

NYT Peterson profile - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/style/jordan-peterson-12-rules-for-life.html

Peterson's rebuttal...


May 18, 2018

I give my thoughts on the topic of "enthusiastic consent", the WSJ piece on consent apps, WTF consent even means anymore and why I find the whole conversation problematic. 

WSJ piece - https://www.wsj.com/articles/saying-ok-to-sex-theres-an-app-for-that-1525098098

 Teen Vogue Consent 101 piece - 


May 11, 2018

I chat about how the 1st and the 5th Amendment are getting...er...not understood so well plus the Intellectual Dark Web NYT piece and if I think Trump should plead the 5th.

 

Weiss NYT IDW piece - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/opinion/intellectual-dark-web.html

 

Vice News piece on Evergreen State (if you're too...


May 7, 2018

My thoughts on the incels, the idea of sexual redistribution and Ross Douthat

 

The promised links - 

 

Robin Hanson "Two Types of Envy" - http://www.overcomingbias.com/2018/04/two-types-of-envy.html

Daily Beast "Sympathy for the 'Incel'" - https://www.thedailybeast.com/sympathy-for-the-incel

Ross Douthat "The...


May 3, 2018

My (abbreviated due to technical difficulties) thoughts on the Chinese prom dress Twitter debate, horseshoe theory and the Far Left vs the Far Right.

 

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