Historians of the Dutch in America have often repeated the idea that Albertus C. Van Raalte was an opponent of slavery who during the Civil War spoke from his pulpit in defense of the Union. Until recently, however, only secondary sources, and no primary sources, could be shown to support this view. Even Eugene Heideman in his recent and extensive reading of Van Raalte’s sermons did not discover any mention of slavery or the Civil War. Heideman’s findings, presented at a conference in October2011, surprised me because I recall coming across a Van Raalte anti-slavery source in my own research.
Rev. A.C. Van Raalte on Slavery
Rev. A.C. Van Raalte on Slavery
Recent Publications
- “Equal Opportunity, Not Reparations” in the Handbook of Equality of Opportunity (2024)
- “A Bayesian Solution to Hallsson’s Puzzle”
- Markets without Limits: Moral Virtues and Commercial Interests, 2nd Edition
- “Optimizing political influence: a jury theorem with dynamic competence and dependence”
- Why not anarchism?
Recent News
- Advocacy group concerned pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario will hurt voluntary donations
- Jason Brennan and Hélène Landemore, Debating Democracy (University of Zurich’s UBS Center, 2024)
- Jason Brennan “Everything Wrong with Democracy” on the Alex O’Connor Podcast (January 28, 2024)
- On the affirmative action ruling, the Supreme Court got it half right
- Is the effective altruism movement in trouble?