Focus on Disconfirmation

The confirmation/disconfirmation bias asymmetry is such that our criticisms of opposing arguments are more epistemically valuable than our own arguments for our positions.

Discrimination & Discretion

Discrimination should be strongest within aspects of the criminal justice system in which cops, lawyers, & judges have the most leeway to push hard or let it slide.

Statistical Garnish

"Statistical garnish" is prevalent in opinion articles & debates: using a small set of fancy-seeming stats to support your case, contra a genuine attempt to understand the scientific/statistical literature on an issue (like SSC often does).

Forward & Backward "Why" Questions

There are at least two distinct types of 'why' questions: specific ones about (forward) causal inference, and abductive ones about generating new hypotheses (reverse).

Origins of Epistemology of Disagreement

A lot of thought on the epistemology of disagreement comes before and outside philosophy (hat tip: James Bailey on COVID-19 experts)

Teleology & Counterfactuals

There may be a connection between teleological explanations and counterfactual explanations, at least in biology & psychology.

"Not Violence" vs. Nonviolence

A history of "not violence" (as opposed to nonviolence) within the civil rights movement emphasizes the right to self defense against state violence.

My Language of Politics

I'm pretty dedicated to the progressive narrative of oppression. (Arnold Kling's Three Languages of Politics, via Russ Roberts on Amit Varma's podcast)

Cancel Culture Obsession

 I don't like how much I'm interested in cancel culture.

How Is My Curriculum Philosophy?

 I haven't done nearly enough to diversify my curricula ("How Is This Paper Philosophy?").