Aaron Ross Powell (@aaronrosspowell.com)

Aaron Ross Powell

@aaronrosspowell.com

Senior Director of Liberal Projects at @theihs.org, where I lead @Liberalism.org and host The Liberalism.org Show. Views my own. ☸️

Co-host of the Inner Life of Liberalism with @uncanonical.net

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Distinguishing Labor from Work

We should get rid of the former, if we can, but we should absolutely keep the latter.

Jul 30

Aaron Ross Powell

Your Internet Doesn't Need to Be Big

But it definitely can be better.

Jul 29

Aaron Ross Powell

NIMBYism's Slow Cancellation of the Future

How the cost of housing undermines creative dynamism

Jul 28

Aaron Ross Powell

A Couple of What They Call Media Hits

Liberal virtues and right-wing vices.

Jul 27

Aaron Ross Powell

Skillful and Unskillful Politics

Skill is a combination of good intent and sufficient knowledge to act well.

Jul 19

Aaron Ross Powell

The Ambiguity of "Growth"

Anti-growth rhetoric sounds appealing, but it privileges the present over the future.

Jun 24

Aaron Ross Powell

American History as Fandom Lore

On MAGA canon and cosplay.

May 26

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Out Now: Liberalism's Inner Life

The first episode of The Inner Life of Liberalism podcast.

May 18

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My New Project: The Inner Life of Liberalism Podcast

Subscribe now in your favorite podcast app.

May 17

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The Thing About Griping About Bluesky

Let a thousand mutually suspicious communities bloom.

May 13

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Don't Harm Your Enemies. Make Them Less Harmful.

Speaking with intent to harm trains the speaker in habits of hatred. The cost of online cruelty isn't only to the target.

May 11

Aaron Ross Powell

What the Ancients Knew About Posting Well

An early Buddhist text gives us four questions to ask before posting—and most of what we post fails the test.

May 8

Aaron Ross Powell

Two Helpful Essays Illuminating Liberal Practice

Two short Buddhist essays from Thanissaro Bhikkhu on karma as feedback loop, identity as inheritance, and intention as a skill you can practice.

May 7

Aaron Ross Powell

The Ethics of Not Being Offended

Discomfort isn't harm. Treating it as harm burns the finite moral attention we need for the suffering that actually exists.

Apr 21

Aaron Ross Powell

The Kids Aren’t Into Retro Tech Because of Surveillance Capitalism

Teenagers buying CDs aren't making a political statement. They just like CDs.

Apr 18

ReImagining Liberty Ends (And What's to Come)

Aaron Ross Powell

ReImagining Liberty Ends (And What's to Come)

After 101 episodes, it's time to move on to new projects.

Apr 5

Aaron Ross Powell

Who Is AI Music For?

Google's music-making AI makes songs. I just can't figure out why anyone would listen to them.

Mar 26

Aaron Ross Powell

The Inner Life of Liberalism

The practices that make your life better are the same ones that sustain a free society. It's time liberalism took that seriously.

Mar 20

Aaron Ross Powell

Argumentation and Illumination: Two Ways Philosophy Works

Some philosophy works by proving a conclusion. Some works by making something visible you couldn't see before. Here's why the distinction matters.

Mar 14

ReImagining Liberty 098: The Practice and Inner Life of Liberalism (w/ Jason Canon)

Aaron Ross Powell

ReImagining Liberty 098: The Practice and Inner Life of Liberalism (w/ Jason Canon)

A podcast conversation.

Mar 11

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