Andrew StadtmauerAug 22, 20214 minThe Experience Machine: Pleasure Is Not the GoodWould you choose to live in an artificial paradise instead of the real world? The answer to this question depends of if pleasure is the...
Andrew StadtmauerAug 18, 202111 minWhen Is Euthanasia Morally Right?When is euthanasia morally permissible? Does the calculation change if the person wants to die or does not?
Andrew StadtmauerAug 15, 20215 minThomas Malthus and the Principle of Population: Why He Was Wrong.Thomas Malthus's 'the principle of the population' is a great and underrated essay. Despite its failings, it remains relevant and well...
Andrew StadtmauerAug 15, 20212 minThe Fall of Afghanistan: A Western FailureToday Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. The people of Afghanistan were betrayed by their government, their army and, yes, the West.
Andrew StadtmauerAug 11, 20218 minWhen Is Suicide Morally Right?When are you morally justified in killing yourself?
Andrew StadtmauerAug 8, 20215 minShould You Use Gender-Neutral Pronouns?Gender-Neutral Pronouns are growing in popularity. We look at what a pronoun actually does and ask should we all be using 'they'?
Andrew StadtmauerAug 4, 202111 minAbortion and the Ending of Life!When is Abortion morally right? This article looks at the moral permissibility of killing the unborn from a Codist Perspective.
Andrew StadtmauerAug 1, 20219 minWar and Our Duty: Should We Volunteer?As war looms in the Asia Pacific we ask what is a just war and if war comes should we volunteer?
Andrew StadtmauerJul 28, 20215 minWhy We Don’t Need Population ControlWe don't need population control. The evidence shows that as population pressures mount economic incentives drive innovations...
Andrew StadtmauerJul 25, 20218 minCitizenship Reimagined - Part 2Citizenship is broken. In part 2 we continue to explore how it can be fixed.
Andrew StadtmauerJul 21, 20216 minCitizenship Reimagined: Four Classes of CitizenshipCitizenship is broken. We look at some of the key problems with the multi-citizenship model and offer some concrete solutions.
Andrew StadtmauerJul 18, 20215 minSelf Defence Laws in the CANZUK Nations: What Are Your Rights?Self-defence is one of the most important duties that we owe to our families and communities. Today we look at what the law says about it...
Andrew StadtmauerJul 14, 20213 minWhat Is CANZUK?What is CANZUK? CANZUK stands for the proposed confederation of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Andrew StadtmauerJul 11, 20213 minWhen Is It Right to Take a Life?When is it right to take a life? We discuss this question using the Moral Decision Making framework.
Andrew StadtmauerJul 7, 20214 minCommunication Is Hard!One of the hardest things in life is communication. The limitations of language does not help yet ultimately it is our desire to convince...
Andrew StadtmauerJul 4, 20216 minIntelligent Extraterrestrial Life: A Threat or an OpportunityDoes the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life represent a threat or an opportunity to humanity?
Andrew StadtmauerJul 4, 20212 minAn Honourable Tattoo?Today I came across an example of honour and honesty, which, while a bit silly, was still too good to pass by...
Andrew StadtmauerJun 30, 20213 minGendered Words Are Unintentally Harmful!Gendering words for equality unintentionally play into the linguistic trap of implying different standards for men and women...
Andrew StadtmauerJun 27, 20213 minWar and Peace: Everyone Is a Jerk!War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is a book with a huge reputation. Tolstoy's unhappy characters inhabit a deterministic world where...
Andrew StadtmauerJun 23, 20213 minEach Job Matters!It is so easy to slack off when nobody is watching yet every job matters and is worth taking the time to do right. In today's article we...