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Firmin DeBrabander

Firmin DeBrabander, a professor of philosophy at the Maryland Institute College of Art, is the author of Life After Privacy and Do Guns Make Us Free?

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November 7, 2022
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Peter Thiel Has No Clue What Makes America Great
The tech billionaire and his GOP minions J.D. Vance and Blake Masters have America to thank for their riches. So why do they portray it as a stagnant, doomed hellhole?
December 24, 2020
The Soapbox
We’re Outsourcing Our Self-Awareness to Silicon Valley
Amazon’s new fitness bracelet, Halo, will tell you how you’re feeling. That’s scary enough—but imagine what Jeff Bezos will do with that information.
June 24, 2020
The Soapbox
America’s Cop Problem Is Also a Gun Problem
Police have adopted the same fundamental societal outlook as gun rights advocates: Arms are synonymous with law and order.
January 21, 2016
The Bundys Are Undermining Democracy in Oregon
The "Citizens for Constitutional Freedom" need a history lesson.

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