February 21, 2026
In this video, we read from the opening pages of Peter Sloterdijk's Bubbles, the first volume of his monumental Spheres trilogy. In this remarkable passage, Sloterdijk uses the simple image of a child blowing soap bubbles from a balcony to explore something profound: the way human consciousness reaches beyond the boundaries of the body.
February 19, 2026
What if Roe v. Wade was wiser than either its defenders or its critics realized? In this post, I take an unconventional path through medieval theology, Peter Sloterdijk's philosophy of the placenta, and Hildegard of Bingen's vision of ensoulment to argue that the Roe Court's viability standard wasn't arbitrary legal improvisation — it was judicial wisdom rooted in a remarkably consistent convergence of theological tradition and modern medicine. Along the way, I make the case that consistent originalism actually leads to a more radical pro-choice conclusion than Roe ever did, and that Dobbs, for all its claims of constitutional fidelity, is just as extra-legal as the decision it overturned — only less honest about it.
May 15, 2025
The entangled society is not the society of no! or yes we can!--it is the society of see what happens when you (are) stop(ped) and you play.
April 29, 2025
Democrats fight to secure and defend a boy's right to become a man who desires like a woman/mother. That's the maternal politics we need.
November 18, 2024
The 2024 U.S. presidential election revealed a surprising Republican victory, driven by fear among voters, particularly regarding immigration and social changes. This fear can lead to manipulation and threatens democracy. In contrast, hope, faith, and love present pathways to overcoming fear and fostering a more compassionate political landscape.
May 9, 2024
Animal predation is an ethical problem. Smart human intervention is required to address it. This post explores why.
March 24, 2024
* In her recent book, Who Is Afraid of Gender?, Judith Butler asks us to think critically about gender. Thinking critically about gender entails actually reading texts that seriously investigate and explore the (dis-)contents of gender. Butler explicitly defines what is at stake in the practice of reading, namely “democratic life”: Reading is not just a pastime or a luxury, but a precondition of democratic life, one of the practices that keep debate and disagreement grounded, focused, and productive. Judith Butler, Who Is Afraid of Gender? (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024), 18-19. The specific point Butler is making
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