Robert Jensen
@robertjensen.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor, University of Texas at Austin. [email protected]
“If you want to be a good man, do your best to be a good person.” From “How to be a good man.” juliebindel.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
How to be a good man
A guest post, by Robert Jensen
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December 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“If you want to be a good man, do your best to be a good person.” From “How to be a good man.” juliebindel.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
My response to the conversation on “How to be a good man.” juliebindel.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
How to be a good man
A guest post, by Robert Jensen
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December 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My response to the conversation on “How to be a good man.” juliebindel.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
One of the prison writers I work with, Antoine Davis, writes about taking control of his health through exercise in prison. Online at Grassroots Thinking, www.grassrootsthinking.com/essay-why-i-...
Why I work out in prison
The nurse offered pills to lower his blood pressure. He chose to work out instead. In his first for Grassroots Thinking, Antoine Davis shares the physical and mental health benefits of exercise, and h...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
One of the prison writers I work with, Antoine Davis, writes about taking control of his health through exercise in prison. Online at Grassroots Thinking, www.grassrootsthinking.com/essay-why-i-...
“the paradox of pornography. ,,, How can a media genre become more mainstream at the same time that it becomes more misogynist and racist? Why would liberals/progressives/leftists who routinely critique sexism and racism give pornography a pass?” juliebindel.substack.com/p/pornograph...
Pornography, Hate Speech, and the Inconsistencies of the Left
By Robert Jensen
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November 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“the paradox of pornography. ,,, How can a media genre become more mainstream at the same time that it becomes more misogynist and racist? Why would liberals/progressives/leftists who routinely critique sexism and racism give pornography a pass?” juliebindel.substack.com/p/pornograph...
Thanks to Howie Richey for a great conversation at “Turbulent Times Book Review” and on KURU Radio about my writing on the multiple cascading ecological crises. ttbc.substack.com/p/my-intervi...
My Interview with Robert Jensen
fewer and less
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November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Thanks to Howie Richey for a great conversation at “Turbulent Times Book Review” and on KURU Radio about my writing on the multiple cascading ecological crises. ttbc.substack.com/p/my-intervi...
“I learned quickly that my new brethren on the left were mostly opposed to radical feminism, and eventually embracing radical feminism got me shunned by liberal and postmodern feminists.” juliebindel.substack.com/p/pornograph...
Pornography, Hate Speech, and the Inconsistencies of the Left
By Robert Jensen
juliebindel.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“I learned quickly that my new brethren on the left were mostly opposed to radical feminism, and eventually embracing radical feminism got me shunned by liberal and postmodern feminists.” juliebindel.substack.com/p/pornograph...
See Julie Bindel’s Substack for my reflections on “Pornography, Hate Speech, and the Inconsistencies of the Left.” juliebindel.substack.com/p/pornograph...
Pornography, Hate Speech, and the Inconsistencies of the Left
By Robert Jensen
juliebindel.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
See Julie Bindel’s Substack for my reflections on “Pornography, Hate Speech, and the Inconsistencies of the Left.” juliebindel.substack.com/p/pornograph...
Reposted by Robert Jensen
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November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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“We are more likely to advance human dignity and ecological sustainability if we focus less on ‘why are those people so bad?’ and more on ‘what forces shaped this outcome?’” from “Who’s to Blame? Political Action, Personal Accountability, and Human Nature” www.commondreams.org/opinion/who-...
Who’s to Blame? Political Action, Personal Accountability, and Human Nature | Common Dreams
We are more likely to advance human dignity and ecological sustainability if we focus less on “Why are those people so bad?” and more on “What forces shaped this outcome?”
www.commondreams.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“We are more likely to advance human dignity and ecological sustainability if we focus less on ‘why are those people so bad?’ and more on ‘what forces shaped this outcome?’” from “Who’s to Blame? Political Action, Personal Accountability, and Human Nature” www.commondreams.org/opinion/who-...
My plea for humility in politics: “The moral high ground is a dangerous place to stand, even when it’s warranted.” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
Who’s to Blame? Political Action, Personal Accountability, and Human Nature | Dissident Voice
[A version of this essay was presented at the Taos Community of Love service on October 19, 2025.] I know this isn’t a conventional church service, but I would like to start with scripture: “The moral...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My plea for humility in politics: “The moral high ground is a dangerous place to stand, even when it’s warranted.” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
“The only human future I can imagine is ‘fewer and less’: fewer people consuming less energy and stuff. To deal with the temptations of dense energy, we need to agree to limits.”
from my essay “Who’s to blame?” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
from my essay “Who’s to blame?” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
Who’s to Blame? Political Action, Personal Accountability, and Human Nature | Dissident Voice
[A version of this essay was presented at the Taos Community of Love service on October 19, 2025.] I know this isn’t a conventional church service, but I would like to start with scripture: “The moral...
dissidentvoice.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“The only human future I can imagine is ‘fewer and less’: fewer people consuming less energy and stuff. To deal with the temptations of dense energy, we need to agree to limits.”
from my essay “Who’s to blame?” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
from my essay “Who’s to blame?” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
“The only human future I can imagine is ‘fewer and less’: fewer people consuming less energy and stuff. To deal with the temptations of dense energy, we need to agree to limits.”
from my essay “Who’s to blame?” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
from my essay “Who’s to blame?” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
Who’s to Blame? Political Action, Personal Accountability, and Human Nature | Dissident Voice
[A version of this essay was presented at the Taos Community of Love service on October 19, 2025.] I know this isn’t a conventional church service, but I would like to start with scripture: “The moral...
dissidentvoice.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“The only human future I can imagine is ‘fewer and less’: fewer people consuming less energy and stuff. To deal with the temptations of dense energy, we need to agree to limits.”
from my essay “Who’s to blame?” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
from my essay “Who’s to blame?” dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
“Who’s to blame? Political action, personal accountability, and human nature” is online at Dissident Voice. dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
The ideas come from my last two books and the forthcoming _This I Don’t Believe._
The ideas come from my last two books and the forthcoming _This I Don’t Believe._
Who’s to Blame? Political Action, Personal Accountability, and Human Nature | Dissident Voice
[A version of this essay was presented at the Taos Community of Love service on October 19, 2025.] I know this isn’t a conventional church service, but I would like to start with scripture: “The moral...
dissidentvoice.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“Who’s to blame? Political action, personal accountability, and human nature” is online at Dissident Voice. dissidentvoice.org/2025/10/whos...
The ideas come from my last two books and the forthcoming _This I Don’t Believe._
The ideas come from my last two books and the forthcoming _This I Don’t Believe._
Trump’s new “peace plan” reminded me of “Occupation Blues,” my 2003 review of Tanya Reinhart’s _Israel/Palestine How to End the War of 1948_: “for the ‘political generals,’ … the maximalist dream never died, and the plans for more land, and more war, went forward.”
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Occupation Blues – ROBERT JENSEN
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October 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Trump’s new “peace plan” reminded me of “Occupation Blues,” my 2003 review of Tanya Reinhart’s _Israel/Palestine How to End the War of 1948_: “for the ‘political generals,’ … the maximalist dream never died, and the plans for more land, and more war, went forward.”
robertwjensen.org/articles/occ...
robertwjensen.org/articles/occ...
My latest attempt to summarize the trans debate in plain language: “Teaching the Transgender Debate: Journalism, Academic Freedom, and Responsible Reporting” in the LA Progressive.
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Teaching the Transgender Debate: Journalism, Academic Freedom, and Responsible Reporting
How educators can navigate state mandates, cultural conflict, and the responsibility to prepare future journalists for difficult conversations
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October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My latest attempt to summarize the trans debate in plain language: “Teaching the Transgender Debate: Journalism, Academic Freedom, and Responsible Reporting” in the LA Progressive.
www.laprogressive.com/lgbtq/teachi...
www.laprogressive.com/lgbtq/teachi...
“the worst teaching is simplistic teaching. Trying to understand a complex topic in philosophy can’t be done through platitudes. Grappling with the complex history of the United States takes more than political slogans.”
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The Freedom to Teach about Freedom
The worst teaching is simplistic teaching. Grappling with the complex history of the United States takes more than political slogans. And our most vexing cultural problems won’t be solved by dogma.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“the worst teaching is simplistic teaching. Trying to understand a complex topic in philosophy can’t be done through platitudes. Grappling with the complex history of the United States takes more than political slogans.”
blueearbooks.substack.com/p/the-freedo...
blueearbooks.substack.com/p/the-freedo...
I speculate on what the MAGA reaction to my teaching would be if I were still in the classroom in “The Freedom to Teach about Freedom” on Heterodoxy in the Stacks.
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The Freedom to Teach about Freedom
I had my share of political critics when I taught in Texas, back in what today seems like the quaint era of professor watchlists, but I never felt my job was in jeopardy.
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September 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I speculate on what the MAGA reaction to my teaching would be if I were still in the classroom in “The Freedom to Teach about Freedom” on Heterodoxy in the Stacks.
hxlibraries.substack.com/p/the-freedo...
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Darrell Jackson, one of the wonderful prison writers I work with, describes his college experience in prison. “Thinking Beyond the Bars” is at the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
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Thinking Beyond the Bars | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
How higher education helped a prison inmate develop confidence and rediscover his humanity.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Darrell Jackson, one of the wonderful prison writers I work with, describes his college experience in prison. “Thinking Beyond the Bars” is at the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
jbhe.com/2025/09/thin...
jbhe.com/2025/09/thin...
My book with Wes Jackson, An Inconvenient Apocalypse,
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An Inconvenient Apocalypse
Confronting harsh ecological realities and the multiple cascading crises facing our world today, An Inconvenient Apocalypse argues that humanity’s future w...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
My book with Wes Jackson, An Inconvenient Apocalypse,
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Ecologist Bill Rees provides a concise counter to the unhelpful hype that renewable energy can power modern societies. “What energy transition?” reeswilliame.substack.com/p/what-energ...
What energy transition?
(will we soon be running on empty?)
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August 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Ecologist Bill Rees provides a concise counter to the unhelpful hype that renewable energy can power modern societies. “What energy transition?” reeswilliame.substack.com/p/what-energ...
We can support a robust conception of free speech without relying on jargon and platitudes. “There Is No Such Thing as Free-Speech Absolutism.” 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...
There Is No Such Thing as Free-Speech Absolutism - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert Jensen
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July 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We can support a robust conception of free speech without relying on jargon and platitudes. “There Is No Such Thing as Free-Speech Absolutism.” 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...
Given the recent flood of arguments for expanding the human population, I thought I would repost this book excerpt, “Population: The fear of limiting people and our things.” www.populationbalance.org/publications...
Population: The fear of limiting people and our things — Population Balance
Here’s a question almost no one wants to talk about: What is the sustainable size of the human population, at what level of aggregate consumption? Why are so many people afraid to discuss something so...
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July 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Given the recent flood of arguments for expanding the human population, I thought I would repost this book excerpt, “Population: The fear of limiting people and our things.” www.populationbalance.org/publications...
If you are skeptical about transgender ideology but put off by the cruelty of Trump’s rhetoric, my chapter “Defining Sex/Gender: Beyond Trans Ideology” may be helpful. It’s part of my most recent book. Read it for free at robertwjensen.org/books/its-de...
It’s Debatable: Talking Authentically about Tricky Topics – ROBERT JENSEN
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July 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If you are skeptical about transgender ideology but put off by the cruelty of Trump’s rhetoric, my chapter “Defining Sex/Gender: Beyond Trans Ideology” may be helpful. It’s part of my most recent book. Read it for free at robertwjensen.org/books/its-de...
Thanks to Donna Hughes, editor of the great journal “Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence,” for publishing my article "Why Are Men So Obsessed with Pornography? Andrea Dworkin Was Right." digitalcommons.uri.edu/dignity/vol1...
Why Are Men So Obsessed with Pornography? Andrea Dworkin Was Right
By Robert Jensen, Published on 07/01/25
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July 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Thanks to Donna Hughes, editor of the great journal “Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence,” for publishing my article "Why Are Men So Obsessed with Pornography? Andrea Dworkin Was Right." digitalcommons.uri.edu/dignity/vol1...
French translation of my latest article on pornography and Andrea Dworkin: tradfem.wordpress.com/2025/07/19/p...
Pourquoi les hommes sont-ils autant obsédés par la pornographie ? Andrea Dworkin avait raison
ROBERT JENSEN: « Si un mouvement politique proposait une analyse perspicace d’un phénomène social destructeur et que, des décennies plus tard, cette analyse s’avérait plus ju…
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July 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
French translation of my latest article on pornography and Andrea Dworkin: tradfem.wordpress.com/2025/07/19/p...