This is my issue with a lot of the snide dismissals of utilitarianism from the Bleeding Hearts Libertarians crowd …

thegoodutilitarian:

Any criticism of utilitarianism that argues that using utilitarianism produces bad outcomes or sub-optimal results misses the point and is wrong almost by definition. If an outcome is less than ideal from the perspective of maximizing utility, then utilitarianism cannot point to it as the best…

everybodyilovedies:

John Stuart Mill. This is a dude you might be writing a paper on right now. Note: His last name is Mill. If he is possessing something, for instance: “Mill’s theory of utilitarianism”, feel free to use an apostrophe and add an “s” to the end of his name. If you’re feeling more casual, feel free to…

Is it racist to study whether one group of people is smarter than another? Maybe not. Is it racist to do so with poor research and unfounded assumptions? Well …

The column itself is provocative. And it also attracted the worst commenter ever, an unrepentant racist. (See “folland”)

Winston Churchill, utilitarian.

Have we lost the ability to look beyond our current social group?

Painful, powerful read.

Conservative lobbyists too powerful. Duh.