Slate Star Codex
Slate Star Codex is a blog written by Scott Alexander, which is the pen name of an American psychiatrist, and occasional guest bloggers. As well as psychiatry, the blog covers a wide range of topics, from economics and history, to political and social issues and media criticism.
Content
Notable topics covered by blog posts on Slate Star Codex have included:
- The phenomenon of cost disease in certain sectors of the US economy,[1] including in Alexander's own profession, psychiatry.[2] Alexander argues that a lot of contemporary political debates actually stem from certain costs - education, healthcare - being much higher than they used to be.[2]
- The political psychology behind the thinking of liberals who cheered the death of former British Primer Minister Margaret Thatcher but condemned those who cheered the death of notorious terrorist Osama Bin Laden[3]
- Allegations of overt racism made by some journalists and commentators against Donald Trump, which Alexander argues are over the top and not justified by the facts[4][5]
- Neoreaction, a far-right political philosophy. Alexander has written two key essays on neoreaction - the first a summary of what neoreactionaries believe, and the second a rebuttal[6] - described by RationalWiki as "the definitive takedown" of neoreaction.
Alexander periodically posts book reviews on Slate Star Codex. Slate Star Codex has regular "open threads" under which commenters can discuss anything they like, and regular links posts summarising interesting links from around the Web.
Main author
Alexander gained his M.D. in Ireland and is now undergoing a residency in psychiatry at a hospital in the United States. He is an atheist liberal[4] and considers himself part of the |rationalist movement.
External links
- Slate Star Codex
- Associated Reddit subreddit
- The Anti-Reactionary FAQ - Alexander's critique of neoreaction
References
- ^ Smith, Noah (16 February 2017). "Market failure is the likely culprit in rising costs". Standard Examiner. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ a b Last, Jonathan V. (23 February 2017). "The Scourge of Cost Disease". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ McArdle, Megan (18 February 2015). "Crusaders, Haters and Common Ground". Bloomberg View. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ a b Last, Jonathan V. (27 November 2016). "Are Donald Trump and His Voters Racist?". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Dreher, Rod (17 November 2016). "'Stop It, Lefties, You're Making Us Crazy'". The American Conservative. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Auerbach, David (10 June 2015). "The Curious Case of Mencius Moldbug". Slate. The Slate Group. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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