Archive - Expanding Rationality

What is Efilism?

The ideology of efilism has come into the media spotlight recently, due to the recent bombing of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs by an efilist.

Jun 9 •

Blithering Genius

April 2025

The Sexual Contract

Essay from the book On the Edge.

Apr 27 •

Blithering Genius

March 2025

December 2024

The death of George Floyd in May 2020 caused a widespread moral panic about racism and policing, which was commonly called the “Black Lives Matter…

Dec 13, 2024 •

Blithering Genius

October 2024

The Paradox of Low Fertility

Modernity has a strange paradox.

Oct 23, 2024 •

Blithering Genius

July 2024

You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe, an intrinsic part of it.

Jul 6, 2024 •

Blithering Genius

June 2024

What if Women Evolved to be Owned?

Our culture assumes that freedom is generally good, and that people should be free to pursue their own desires, unless that pursuit conflicts with the…

Jun 4, 2024 •

Blithering Genius

May 2024

Hedonic Utilitarianism

Essay from the book Lucifer’s Question.

May 11, 2024 •

Blithering Genius

February 2024

What is Wokism?

“Wokism” or “wokeness” is often used as a label for leftist identity politics.

Feb 22, 2024 •

Blithering Genius

January 2024

Goodhart’s Law and Emotions

When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.

Jan 7, 2024 •

Blithering Genius

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