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The Extreme Right Tail of Tradwifery
On whether the world's greatest tradwife is a man, and what that reveals about care work and women’s potential for excellence
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Some of what informs my worldview
Nov 28, 2025
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Evolutionary Fallacies in Modern Motherhood Spaces
Do the habits of hunter gatherers provide us with ideals for modern parents to follow today? I argue the assumption that they must is flawed, and that…
Oct 6, 2025
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The Contradictions at the Heart of Care Feminism
Can a care feminist revolution remake the world? I argue that, sadly, this iteration of feminism is unlikely to make the sweeping changes it desires.
Aug 11, 2025
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Women as the Care Class And Its Consequences
I offer a clarification of my thesis and some replies to my critics
Jan 4
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Defending Feminism
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The Contradictions at the Heart of Care Feminism
Can a care feminist revolution remake the world? I argue that, sadly, this iteration of feminism is unlikely to make the sweeping changes it desires.
Aug 11, 2025
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The Case for the Feminist Lifestyle
Plenty of women write about how they fail to live up to feminist standards in their personal life. But it shouldn't be that hard, and it makes your life…
Jul 3, 2025
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The Tragedy of Adriana Smith
A brief feminist analysis of the case of Adriana Smith, the brain-dead Georgia woman whose body was kept on life support to gestate her fetus
Jun 20, 2025
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Women as the Care Class And Its Consequences
I offer a clarification of my thesis and some replies to my critics
Jan 4
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Defending Feminism
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The Extreme Right Tail of Tradwifery
On whether the world's greatest tradwife is a man, and what that reveals about care work and women’s potential for excellence
Jan 1
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Feminist Link Drop
Some of what informs my worldview
Nov 28, 2025
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Is Testosterone The Essential Difference Between Men and Women?
Reasons to be skeptical of claims that testosterone (or any other biological feature) is the primary driver of psychological differences between men and…
May 26, 2025
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abortion
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Feminist Link Drop
Some of what informs my worldview
Nov 28, 2025
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The Tragedy of Adriana Smith
A brief feminist analysis of the case of Adriana Smith, the brain-dead Georgia woman whose body was kept on life support to gestate her fetus
Jun 20, 2025
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Yes, the Pro-Life Community Really Is About Controlling Women, Not Saving Babies
A look at the pro-life community's reaction to the shutdown of USAID and what it shows about their actual motivations
Feb 17, 2025
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Why Bodily Autonomy Arguments for Abortion Matter to Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Women
Modern pro-choice arguments tend to focus on the question of fetal personhood rather than female bodily autonomy, but the latter still matters …
Jan 30, 2025
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Bodily Autonomy Arguments are Clearly Successful, Part II: Arm Shredding Doctors
I respond to another objection to bodily autonomy argument.
Sep 1, 2023
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Bodily Autonomy Arguments for Abortion are Clearly Successful, Part 1
A reply to an ineffective attempt to undermine autonomy arguments for abortion rights.
Aug 29, 2023
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Feminist Link Drop
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Nov 28, 2025
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Five Reflections on the Fish and Shrimp Pain Debate
Thoughts on what this debate says about our culture and its priorities and why I don't find anthropomorphic views about fish, shrimp, and invertebrate…
Jul 11, 2025
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Do Fish and Shrimp Suffer Agonizing Pain and Excruciating Deaths?
Philosophers and activists argue that fish and shrimp experience enormous amounts of agonizing pain, but the science behind their claims is far from…
Jan 2, 2025
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Are Women Adult Human Females? A Radical Feminist Reply to Alex Byrne
Alex Byrne's 2020 paper might win the battle for the gender-critical movement, but it loses the war. Even if his conclusion is accepted, it offers…
Apr 22, 2023
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