"The Advancement and Diffusion of Knowledge is the only Guardian of True Liberty" -James Madison
philosophy
The Mystery of Consciousness, Part 3: Can Consciousness be Measured? Do Animals and Other People have Consciousness?
Note: If you haven’t yet read part 1- “What is Consciousness and the Neuroscience behind Sleep and Dreaming”, please visit the following page: https://portermedium.com/2019/06/the-mystery-of-consciousness-part-1-defining-consciousness-and-the-neuroscience-behind-sleep-and-dreaming/. Similarly, part 2- Theories of Consciousness and...
All Work Is Valid, Sex Work Is Work
On the cusp of New York state lawmakers introducing a bill to decriminalize sex work and make it legal to engage in the consensual sale of sex, I think it...
Is Marxism Incompatible With Free Society?
Marxism is not what's wrong with left-wing American politics. The appropraition by would-be dictators, and the right-wing propaganda of that appropriation has muddied a valid critique of capitalism as we...
