Archive - Plurality of Words

February 2025

The Medicare Understander Has Logged On

aaron patrick shouldn't write about things that he doesn't understand

Feb 25 •

Misunderstanding the Utilitarian Argument for High Drug Prices

if low pharmaceutical profits reduce r&d that doesn't mean that drugs should be sold at their market price or that individuals should pay high…

Feb 18 •

Value Pluralism and Taking Trade Offs Seriously

utilitarianism might not provide the best way to analyse trade offs

Feb 11 •

Against the Disability Language Wars

there is nothing at stake in the fight over person-first and identity-first language

Feb 4 •

December 2024

The Social Media Moral Panic Is Like Every Other Moral Panic

the evidence isn't compelling and the ban proposals are poorly thought out, but it's totally different this time

Dec 4, 2024 •

November 2024

September 2024

Price Controls Are Just Another Policy Lever

you can do them in dumb ways or smart ways but honestly they're just a thing that governments can do to generate outcomes that they might want

Sep 2, 2024 •

July 2024

Moderates Aren't More Pragmatic, They Just Believe Different Things

it's a mistake to conflate moderation with rationality

Jul 5, 2024 •

June 2024

The Limits of Natalism

why pro-natal policies can't do that much

Jun 24, 2024 •

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