Robin KoernerFeb 176 minBeyond Censorship: Twitter Demanded that I LieThis is the most censorious time of my life. Considering how old I am, that’s saying something – but not anything that will surprise...
Robin KoernerFeb 910 minThe Politics of Place: Why Proximity Makes ProgressivesAcross cultures and times, areas of higher population density have been associated with more culturally progressive attitudes. Consider...
Robin KoernerSep 10, 20212 minOnly my disease status - NOT my vaccine status - can affect you.An unvaccinated person who doesn't have COVID puts others at risk exactly as much as a vaccinated one - NO RISK AT ALL. My having a...
Robin KoernerMar 26, 20214 minFocusing on What Divides Us Divides UsLove Doesn't Wait On Understanding Love doesn’t have to understand its object fully. Indeed, it never can. As for love, so for empathy...
Robin KoernerOct 15, 20201 minHumilitarian - my latest (and last?) politically motivated projectQuietly in the background of my life over the last year and a half or so, I've been working with volunteers to whom I am profoundly...
Robin KoernerAug 10, 20209 minBlack Squares Matter: Don’t Let Social Media Turn Virtue Into ViceIn one of my professional roles, Academic Dean of an educational institute, I have the great privilege of interviewing young applicants...
Robin KoernerJun 11, 20203 minAt Times Like These: From Just Cause to JusticeHistory churns up many times like these – times when a deep and persistent injustice is widely perceived and met by a singular focus and...
Robin KoernerJun 17, 201912 minWhy the Confederate Flag Still FliesLike the crack in the Liberty Bell, a symbol of America’s founding idea, a crack in American society remains as a symbol of its founding sin
Robin KoernerOct 30, 201813 minHow America Made Me White It took me a couple of seconds to get Stephen Colbert’s joke line, “I don’t see race” when I first heard it. In the USA, the joke works...
Robin KoernerJan 26, 201814 minMassive Political Change Depends on Stories – not ArgumentsPhilosophy Talks. History Walks. As a political activist and someone who trains others in “the art of political persuasion”, I teach a...
Robin KoernerJan 3, 20188 minThe Cure for “Toxic” Masculinity Is Real MasculinitySince the #MeToo phenomenon hit, I have started asking my female friends directly about their everyday experiences with men. For example,...
Robin KoernerSep 5, 20157 minYour Problem with Guns or Gays Is Not PoliticalLast month, I did something I’d done only once before: I went to a range and shot some guns. Lots of guns. All shapes, ages and sizes....