CHARLES TEW

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I use PewDiePie's recent "racism" as a jumping off point to explain how the nihilistic left...

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain how to have better conversations by avoiding the mistakes of "Alt-Lite" comedian...

A new essay is up. It explains why you cannot conceptualize Objectivism as a variant of libertarianism if you want to think about...

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain how faith diverts one from the path to certainty, success, and happiness. Functional...

My first philosophical essay is up. It's on the relationship between social systems and psycho-epistemology. I believe it's enlightening...

I discuss three things I hate: (1.) YouTube thumbnails featuring exaggerated facial expressions. (2.) Sloppy and anti-logic comedy. (3.)...

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain why money in politics is not the problem, and how treating it as if it were the...

I discuss Trump's response to the Charlottesville incident and how it legitimizes Antifa.

A brief history and moral evaluation of the hostilities between the US and Japan in World War II.

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain the secular basis for human rights, which everyone from religionist Ben Shapiro to...

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain the philosophical premises behind obsessive-compulsive disorder, and how to correct...

Here's a video I did commenting on an article promoting a socialized solar power scheme.

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I give the short and easy answer as to why God cannot exist. You can find this episode on...

Tomi Lahren is not an advocate of freedom. She’s an unprincipled fascist like Donald Trump, the Republican establishment, and just about...

Since John McCain’s recent cancer diagnosis, a perennial and predictable fight over human decency has broken out. Disreputable figures...

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I discuss the trite, stupid idea that "life nowadays is too easy" and that modern social...

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain why people hate bankers and financiers, and why they're the smartest, most heroic...

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I discuss the philosophical foundations and implications of social justice. You can find this...

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I discuss the connection between Plato's metaphysics and epistemology from the perspective of...

In this episode of Functional Philosophy, I explain why the often maligned binary approach to moral choice systems in video games is...