On Medium: The Haughtiness of “Success Magazine”

Read on about New Thought, Stoicism, and the pitting of reality's indifference against the vain delusions of wealthy consumers.

On Medium: The Inevitability of Atheism

Here's an article that turns the tables on “Backyard Church’s” case for the impossibility of atheism, to show theism's incoherence and some tricks of theistic arguments.

On Medium: Killing in the Names of Jesus and Canadian Imperialism

Read on about my diagnosis of Canada’s appalling mistreatment of Indigenous people.

On Medium: Why We’re Killing Off All Wildlife

Here's an article about our apparent role as anti-natural transformers of the wilderness.

On Medium: Proof That Free Markets Don’t Reward The Best Work

What happens when the greatest, most miraculous art is overlooked? What does that say about the meritocratic prospects for capitalism? Read on to find out how capitalism is only as concerned with merit as are the average buyers and sellers.

On Medium: Buddhist Nirvana And The Consolation of Nihilism

Here's an article about alienation, mindfulness, and the annulment of humanistic progress.

On Medium: How “The Startup” Whitewashes the Exploitation of Content Creators

Read on about how the hype of Medium's "The Startup" serves as covert PR for neofeudal tech giants, and sustains the ruse of the creator economy.

On Medium: Assessing the Meaning of Life in Pixar’s “Soul”

A philosophical movie review of Pixar's "Soul," and an assessment of whether that film's life lesson can be secularized.

On Medium: How Pessimists Should Avoid Despair

Here's an article about how philosophical pessimists should be uplifted by pantheism, comedic absurdity, and technological progress.

On Medium: The Telltale Confusions of “The Ascent’s” Submission Guidelines

Read on about the fallacies in The Ascent's submission guidelines and what those confusions say about consumer society and the self-help industry.

On Medium: Death By Expertise: The Decadence of Economists and Medical Doctors

Here's an article about the downside of technocracy, when capitalism sidelines the arts and the values that might check the Machiavellianism that evidently emerges in the highly-intelligent expert class.

On Medium: Why Real Art is Priceless and Most Artists are Poor

Read on about the clash between artistic and business standards, and how the profit motive conflicts with an artist's concern with maximizing the work's quality.

On Medium: Have We Been Conned Into Civilization?

Read on about how we may have clung to civilization despite its drawbacks because of a theocratic con, which could make even our modern defense of the civilized venture faith-based.