Ask Aristotle: Is the "pub test" the best moral judgement in 2025?

Update: 2025-12-10

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When we want to weigh the moral heft of a political decision in this country, we don't crack open a philosophy textbook.

We pull up a stool at the nearest bar and ask, "does it pass the pub test?"

But why is this our gold standard?

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