November 2024

Philosopher of Anarchism

Emma Goldman is a fascinating—and controversial—figure. She lived in my places: from Lithuania and Latvia to New York, London, Berlin, Spain, not to mention the Soviet Union, where she was deported in 1919. J. Edgar Hoover called her “one of the most dangerous anarchists in America.”

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Well, Isn't That Special!

It seems obvious that many things make humans special. Take language: it's pretty unlikely, no matter how smart they are, that dolphins could either read or write this blog. But that attitude vastly underestimates what non-human animals can do with their complicated communication systems.

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