Previous Episode: Libertarian Left

A difficult and explicit look at abhorrent behavior, especially depicted in various films.
Why Irreversible is the most traumatic film I’ve ever seen
It’s important that we calibrate our moral intuitions
Victims and villains: what are the rules?
#metoo, Harvey Weinstein, _The Morning Show _and power dynamics
Understanding maturity and agency
The burden of male sexuality vs our higher ideals
Michael Jackson (Leaving Neverland), paedophile who courted boyfriends
R. Kelly (Surviving R. Kelly), Aaliya was 13-14, hebephile who imprisoned adolescents
Jeffrey Epstein (Filthy Rich), ephebophile who corrupted teens and the legal system
Chronophilia and age of consent, ppreciating differnces in physical maturity
What counts as mental illness?
What is trauma?
Codes of conduct
Systemic conspiracies might be worse than specific sex crimes
Spotlight and the Catholic Church
Male sexuality is messy at best, and too often vile
Victimhood culture must parse out differences in agency and responsibility
Sex acts themselves are fascinating. How do we separate kink shaming from policing actual abuse?
CONTEXT MATTERS.

A difficult and explicit look at abhorrent behavior, especially depicted in various films.

Why Irreversible is the most traumatic film I’ve ever seen
It’s important that we calibrate our moral intuitions
Victims and villains: what are the rules?
#metoo, Harvey Weinstein, _The Morning Show _and power dynamics
Understanding maturity and agency
The burden of male sexuality vs our higher ideals
Michael Jackson (Leaving Neverland), paedophile who courted boyfriends
R. Kelly (Surviving R. Kelly), Aaliya was 13-14, hebephile who imprisoned adolescents
Jeffrey Epstein (Filthy Rich), ephebophile who corrupted teens and the legal system
Chronophilia and age of consent, ppreciating differnces in physical maturity
What counts as mental illness?
What is trauma?
Codes of conduct
Systemic conspiracies might be worse than specific sex crimes
Spotlight and the Catholic Church
Male sexuality is messy at best, and too often vile
Victimhood culture must parse out differences in agency and responsibility
Sex acts themselves are fascinating. How do we separate kink shaming from policing actual abuse?
CONTEXT MATTERS.