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Ian Olasov

Ian Olasov is a graduate student in philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center and the founder of Brooklyn Public Philosophers.

Latest articles by Ian Olasov

The Big Idea
Offensive political dog whistles: you know them when you hear them. Or do you?Offensive political dog whistles: you know them when you hear them. Or do you?
The Big Idea

Everyone talks about dog-whistling, but the concept is trickier than it first seems.

By Ian Olasov