Objectively Biased
Blog URL http://objectivelybiased.com
Located Brookline, Massachusetts USA
Tags politics, philosophy, psychology, sports, cognitive science, liberal, progressive
Analyzing current events, mostly politics and occasionally sports, with an eye toward philosophical and psychological issues involved.
Latest Blog Posts
- Return and a Format “Change” on Jun 23, 2009 in Uncategorized site business
Hi, all. I’ve finally moved in to a house in Berkeley and should be fully moved in and operational by the end of the week. My thanks and apologies to all of those who have asked me about posting, and I’m sorry moving took a little longer...
- Why Scaring People about Pot is Easy on May 29, 2009 in cognitive science culture disgust haidt marijuana morality
Sorry I’ve been so out-of-touch, especially on this site. I’ve moved to California but am still getting settled; once I am, I’ll be writing much more frequently again. That being said, a few people have emailed me asking if I was al...
- A Specter of Evidence on Apr 28, 2009 in politics arlen specter horse race politics political realignment discussion ron paul
So I’m writing about politics today because, in my opinion, today is the most exciting day in politics since we got Obama elected. There are several reasons why the news of Arlen Specter becoming a Democrat is exciting, and many of them have al...
- Cigarettes and Ick on Apr 22, 2009 in cognitive science culture philosophy cigarettes disgust mechanism homophobia ick jonathan haidt moral psychology
My most recent post, as well as some of the comments it has inspired, got me thinking. My hunch is that most (but not all) people aren’t like my commenter Justin, in that their real beef with cigarettes doesn’t arise from the public healt...
- Moral Grammar, Equivocation, and Craig’s List on Apr 20, 2009 in cognitive science culture philosophy craigslist jonathan haidt meta-ethics moral psychology
As I’ve alluded to a few times, I’ll be moving to California in a few weeks, so the next month will be really hectic for me. I don’t really have the time to do the research I normally do, so for the sake of keeping posting relativel...
- Culture Wars Don’t End on Apr 16, 2009 in politics abortion crazy GOP culture war marijuana policy religion and education
First of all, sorry for the break in posting. Visiting family tiime became tax time, but now that that’s done I’ll be back for the next month continuously, with a break when I actually pack up and move to the Bay Area, and then continuing...
- Lite Posting on Apr 9, 2009 in Uncategorized mini-roundup site business
Sorry I didn’t get an essay/post up yesterday or today; I’m out of town visiting friends and family before I move out to the west coast. I’ll be back in Boston next week and things should return to normal, and I’ll try to get...
