Politics & Science

Where conservatives and liberals debate their beliefs, we need solid social science. Social science may be necessarily soft compared to the natural sciences, but political scientists still do follow the scientific method, and they should therefore be in a position to help shape public policy. Politicians and voters on the left and right agree onContinue

On Guns, Violence, Duties, & Rights

I have been hearing people argue, bicker, yell at each other, and debate about gun laws. I like a good debate, but the gun debate has fallen short of “good.” Honestly, I’m not going to contribute much, but I hope to do slightly better than the arm-chair arguments and the Facebook banalities. So here’s aContinue