He probably does not know this (or perhaps he does), but Boris Johnson is held in many Muslim quarters around the world in very high regard. Every video featuring him that I have seen pop up on a Facebook page… Read More ›
Donald Trump
Power—not Knowledge—is Power: A Tale of Two Naïvetés and the Depredations of First Amendment Fundamentalism, Ahmed Bouzid
Donald J. Trump, still very much deep in the throes and the long bloom of his psychopathic narcissism, late in life as his full-on flowering may be taking place, has taught me, and continues to teach me, several very important… Read More ›
We are the Fallen Riding the Tiger of World-History: Christmas in the Post-Truth Condition, Steve Fuller
Editor’s Note: Beginning in 2012, I asked Steve Fuller to provide a Christmas greeting—or, end-of-year reflection. As the SERRC grew, I invited contributions from our members. In this tradition, and at this time of resolutions, Steve again challenges us to… Read More ›
Science and Socialism in the Time of Coronavirus, William T. Lynch
The great civilizational crisis of 2020 has shown the bankruptcy and impotence of the last half-century of neoliberal economics and politics in the face of challenges it is not well equipped to face. Trade wars, a viral pandemic, rising inequality,… Read More ›
The Trouble With ‘Fake News’, David Coady
There is a growing body of literature, both popular and academic—including Alfano and Klein and Meyer’s contributions to this special issue—that holds that the world (or at least the Western World) is facing a new and growing problem that goes… Read More ›
Why ‘Healthy Conspiracy Theories’ Are (Oxy)morons, Part Two, Pascal Wagner et al
Author Information: Pascal Wagner-Egger, University of Fribourg, pascal.wagner@unifr.ch. Gérald Bronner, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Énergies de Demain Sylvain Delouvée, University of Rennes Sebastien Dieguez, University of Fribourg Nicolas Gauvrit, École Pratique des Hautes Études Wagner-Egger, Pascal; Gérald Bronner, Sylvain Delouvée, Sebastian… Read More ›
Why ‘Healthy Conspiracy Theories’ Are (Oxy)morons, Part One, Pascal Wagner et al
Author Information: Pascal Wagner-Egger, University of Fribourg, pascal.wagner@unifr.ch. Gérald Bronner, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Énergies de Demain Sylvain Delouvée, University of Rennes Sebastien Dieguez, University of Fribourg Nicolas Gauvrit, École Pratique des Hautes Études Wagner-Egger, Pascal; Gérald Bronner, Sylvain Delouvée, Sebastian… Read More ›
Human Nature in the Post-Truth Age, Raphael Sassower
Author Information: Raphael Sassower, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, rsassowe@uccs.edu. Sassower, Raphael. “Human Nature in the Post-Truth Age.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 1 (2019): 36-38. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-45C We… Read More ›
On Political Culpability: The Unconscious?, Raphael Sassower
Author Information: Raphael Sassower, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, rsassowe@uccs.edu. Sassower, Raphael. “On Political Culpability: The Unconscious?” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 1 (2019): 26-29. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-45p In the… Read More ›
Spitting Out the Kool-Aid, Arianna Falbo
Author Information: Arianna Falbo, Brown University, Arianna_Falbo@brown.edu. Falbo, Arianna. “Spitting Out the Kool-Aid: A Review of Kate Manne’s Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 8 (2018): 12-17. The pdf of the article gives specific… Read More ›