Isadore Johnson’s Website

  • Everything the government does is backed up with violence

    What’s something you believe everyone should know. The definition of a state from political science is an entity that has a monopoly on legal violence in its jurisdiction. Although many people forget this, it should… Read more

  • Is it ageism against old people real?

    There’s a general tendency for older folks to feel persecuted, that the world is out to get them. We hear a lot that our seniors aren’t respected, and how it’s challenging for the elderly to… Read more

  • Benefits of Trade

    One of the central insights of economics is the importance of the benefits of trade, of the total amount of goods being produced. This is best understood in relation to the idea of comparative advantage,… Read more

  • How I accidentally beat Ahkil Reed Amar in an argument (3rd most cited law scholar) and why it matters

    The conversation between Stephen Bowling and Ahkil Reed Amar (AMA going forward) was definitely intellectually stimulating, but a few things that Ahkil claimed were wholly not persuasive to me. His big thing is originalism is… Read more

  • WordPress… eternally hipster

    I’ve been writing since about 2020 across a couple of different organizations. In 2022, Substack started to become popular on the scene with the radical idea that the subscribers who follow you remain your owned… Read more

  • Long term rock climbing without progress

    What is your favorite form of physical exercise? Spray beta to me. I require the cheat codes, despite not having the physical strength to do so. Recently, I’ve been obsessed with rock climbing. Between my… Read more

  • My next (first) ebook!

    A lot of the business articles I’ve written I’m planning to synthesize into a book about the basics of project management, and strategies to be well-liked at your job. It’ll be edited, have a little… Read more

  • SohoForum Retrospective: Why I think David Leonhardt is Half-Right on America’s Trend-Line and Why It Matters

    On Monday, I saw a debate between John Early and David Leonhardt. I personally think from the discussion that Leonhardt had the upper hand, and would have liked to explore deeper ramifications of each side’s… Read more

  • Blogging and Situational Awareness

    A couple of challenges. I’ve noticed that when I blog, I like the relative anonymity. I can discuss what I really think about things- that’s generally desirable. However, there’s a paradox because if I am… Read more

  • Solve Problems Often

    Unless you have an unimpeachable reputation at the top of your field forever and always, you’ll need to do things other people want you to do. So, when you take on a position, try and… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Isadore. I love critical thinking, rationalism, contradiction, vitriol, ad-hominem, philosophy and all those other things that the kids are into nowadays. I hate sloppy thinking, those who love the Oxford Comma, and humorlessness

Find more about me here.

If you want to hire me to help you implement a large scale IT transformation, help with a PR nightmare, or generally improve your public speaking skills, reach out to me directly at 1isadorejohnson4me@gmail.com.