- Thomas Ricks: Politics, as Seen from Aristotle to Trump https://merionwest.com/2021/01/07/thomas-ricks-from-aristotle-to-trump/ 3 comments politics
- New Interview with H. R. McMaster: How He Sees China, and the World https://merionwest.com/2020/12/30/h-r-mcmaster-how-he-sees-china-and-the-world/ 15 comments geopolitics
- Is the West “at War with Islam”? https://merionwest.com/2020/11/06/is-the-west-at-war-with-islam/ 11 comments europe
- “The American People”—a Phrase Worth Discarding https://merionwest.com/2020/09/29/the-american-people-a-phrase-worth-discarding/ 8 comments politics
- Article on U.S. tennis' decline: "...much of the decline has to do with spots on American college teams being farmed out to players from Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia." Thoughts? https://merionwest.com/2020/05/12/the-outsourcing-of-american-tennis/ 39 comments tennis
- COVID-19 Stimulus Checks: Red states lead the pack in government stimulus check searches on Google https://merionwest.com/2020/04/10/the-five-states-most-eager-to-receive-stimulus-checks/ 48 comments politics
- Overweight Men Perceived to Be More Persuasive, Study Finds https://merionwest.com/2020/02/22/overweight-men-perceived-to-be-more-persuasive-study-finds/ 13 comments science
- Coronavirus Outbreak Must Not Morph into Anti-Chinese Stereotyping https://merionwest.com/2020/01/26/coronavirus-outbreak-cannot-become-an-occasion-for-anti-chinese-stereotyping/ 53 comments politics
- One-on-One with Howard Dean https://merionwest.com/2019/06/11/interview-one-on-one-with-howard-dean/ 5 comments politics
- Can Carl Schmitt Explain How We Got from the Cold War to Trump? https://merionwest.com/2018/10/24/can-carl-schmitt-explain-how-we-got-from-the-cold-war-to-trump/ 3 comments geopolitics
- Jonathan Haidt on What Underlies Polarization in America https://merionwest.com/2019/01/30/interview-jonathan-haidt-talk-political-division/ 8 comments moderatepolitics
- Where the Alt-Right Really Comes From https://merionwest.com/2018/10/19/where-the-alt-right-really-comes-from/ 15 comments politics
- It’s Nostalgia That’s Driving Modern Politics https://merionwest.com/2018/09/10/its-nostalgia-thats-driving-modern-politics/ 10 comments politics
- On Antonin Scalia and the Problems With Originalism https://merionwest.com/2018/09/05/on-antonin-scalia-and-the-problems-with-originalism/ 36 comments politics
- “The last four or five years I was in the Senate, there was simply no Democrat more conservative than any Republican and no Republican more liberal than any Democrat. And that’s just wrong. It’s unnatural.”- Joe Lieberman https://merionwest.com/2018/09/01/joe-lieberman-staying-above-partisanship/ 15 comments moderatepolitics
- “Even if you continue to disagree on 90% of the issues, if you have a little bit of trust, understanding, and empathy, you might find common ground on that 10% or wherever you do have some agreement.” https://merionwest.com/2018/08/25/better-angels-the-organization-out-to-fight-polarization/ 3 comments moderatepolitics
- Life After Hate: A Conversation with a Former Skinhead https://merionwest.com/2018/08/17/life-after-hate-a-conversation-with-a-former-skinhead/ 42 comments politics
- I Support Affirmative Action, Even Though It May Hurt Me https://merionwest.com/2018/05/22/i-support-affirmative-action-even-though-it-will-likely-hurt-me/ 3 comments politics
- Look no further than events in Europe to see how far Russia will go to upset the democratic process in other nations. https://merionwest.com/2017/07/09/where-to-go-from-here-russian-interference/ 14 comments europe
- Politician Profile: An Interview with Lincoln Chafee https://merionwest.com/2018/06/25/politician-profile-an-interview-with-lincoln-chafee/ 4 comments politics
- The Man Who Chronicled the Abuses at Holmesburg Prison https://merionwest.com/2018/08/11/the-man-who-chronicled-the-abuses-at-holmesburg-prison/ 6 comments history
- "I would rather do time in a European prison than an American prison,and you can see the impact of the atmosphere in many different ways. European prisons tend to be less harsh,less brutal, less violent. Inmate gangs are less prevalent; there is less noise, people are better behaved."-Allen Hornblum https://merionwest.com/2018/08/11/the-man-who-chronicled-the-abuses-at-holmesburg-prison/ 59 comments europe
- Everyday Economics: A Discussion with Professor Charity-Joy Acchiardo https://merionwest.com/2018/08/10/everyday-economics-a-discussion-with-professor-charity-joy-acchiardo/ 3 comments politics
- Friedman’s Take on Corporate Social Responsibility is Brilliant and Elegant—But Obsolete https://merionwest.com/2018/06/30/friedmans-take-on-corporate-social-responsibility-is-brilliant-and-elegant-but-obsolete/ 3 comments politics
- “The unceasing accusations of bias are no longer used to promote dialogue and bridge interpretive frameworks. Instead, they are used to seal ourselves off inside bubbles that allow us to preserve the integrity of our world view, free from contamination by the views of others.” - Matt McManus https://merionwest.com/2018/06/21/on-bias-and-truth-in-the-public-sphere/ 3 comments philosophy
- Prince: The Biggest Problem When It Comes to Polarization http://merionwest.com/2018/07/27/prince-the-biggest-problem-when-it-comes-to-polarization/ 3 comments moderatepolitics
- What Feminism Means Today: Speaking with Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers http://merionwest.com/2018/07/26/what-feminism-means-today-speaking-with-dr-christina-sommers/ 11 comments moderatepolitics
- You're Probably Not Actually A Libertarian http://merionwest.com/2018/03/01/youre-probably-not-actually-a-libertarian/ 38 comments politics
- Henry George explains how loneliness gives rise to totalitarianism http://merionwest.com/2018/06/06/does-loneliness-give-rise-to-totalitarianism/ 187 comments philosophy
- Heidegger’s philosophy pivots around the great ontological question he states most clearly in Introduction to Metaphysics: “Why is there something instead of nothing at all.” Or, related, “What does it mean to be?” http://merionwest.com/2018/07/19/who-was-martin-heidegger-and-should-progressives-care/ 6 comments philosophy
- Misunderstanding Terrorism in Europe http://merionwest.com/2018/05/21/terrorism-in-europe-is-here-to-stay/ 6 comments europe
- Is India Really the “Rape Capital of the World”? 28 May, 2017 http://merionwest.com/2017/05/28/is-india-really-the-rape-capital-of-the-world/ 6 comments india
- "Kant makes the radical and highly innovative argument that autonomy of the individual is the enabling condition of moral philosophy.” http://merionwest.com/2018/07/14/what-is-human-dignity-kant-sheds-light/ 131 comments philosophy
- One pundit said that “data died” after the 2016 presidential election. Gallup’s editor-in-chief doesn’t think so. http://merionwest.com/2018/04/17/polling-is-alive-and-well-an-interview-with-gallups-editor-in-chief/ 3 comments datascience
- Is the Situation in the Middle East Too Complex to Resolve? http://merionwest.com/2018/01/23/is-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-too-complex-to-resolve/ 4 comments moderatepolitics
- It’s Time to End the Epidemic of Sexual Crime by Men in Power http://merionwest.com/2017/10/26/its-time-to-end-the-epidemic-of-sexual-crime-by-men-in-power/ 23 comments moderatepolitics
- Dangers of Identity Politics http://merionwest.com/2017/08/29/the-dangers-of-identity-politics/ 6 comments moderatepolitics
- MIT atmospheric science professor Richard Lindzen suggests that many claims regarding climate change are exaggerated and unnecessarily alarmist. http://merionwest.com/2017/04/25/richard-lindzen-thoughts-on-the-public-discourse-over-climate-change/ 6 comments science
- Unfairly Restricting Ballot Access for Third Parties is a serious problem in having real national discussions on important issues. http://merionwest.com/2017/04/08/washington-state-is-the-textbook-case-for-blocking-ballot-access/#more-2186 9 comments politics
- President Bush charged veterans organization $100,000 + $20,000 private jet ride for speech http://merionwest.com/ 15 comments politics