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The critics of the effective altruism movement don’t understand it, that’s exactly why they’re attacking it
When the US Department of War posted on X that they were focused on “Americanism, not effective altruism”, it said much more about them than about the movement I helped to launch 15 years ago. The simple fact is that while President Trump’s popularity has reached an almost unprecedented -26% approval, rivalled by only Nixon after Watergate, the movement that his administration is spending its time attacking enjoys majority support among those who are familiar with its tenets.
9 in 10 Children in the World’s Poorest Countries Cannot Read This Sentence
Nine in ten children in the world’s poorest countries reach age 10 unable to read a simple sentence. There is something surprising about this statistic. The problem is not that most of these children never enter a classroom. Between 2000 and 2015, developing countries made dramatic progress in primary enrolment. But learning outcomes improved far less. Attendance and learning had become separated. Now, in Sub-Saharan Africa, gross primary school enrolment is around 97%.
Can a libertarian be an effective altruist?
Today I am reprinting an article by Max Laraia called “Smith Meets Singer: Duties Beyond the Humble Department” that was published by libertarianism.org, which is a project of the Cato Institute. I don’t often agree with the Cato Institute, which favours reducing the role of government in areas like health and welfare, something I strongly support. But I found Laraia’s discussion of the differences between Adam Smith and my own position on assisting people in extreme poverty to be illuminating.
Profit for Good: Towards a Better Capitalism
Perhaps the unusual thing is not that some companies give away a significant share of their profits. Perhaps it is that giving away almost none is seen as entirely normal. Suppose a company is enormously successful. It makes products people want, employs hundreds or thousands of people, and earns millions in profit. We call that a successful business. But why should our assessment of its success end there?
“KEY OUT”: When a Chimpanzee Asks to Be Free
A chimpanzee named Bruno had been taught American Sign Language. But instead of answering the researcher’s question, he signed two words: KEY OUT. The researcher, Mark Bodamer, asked him to sign again. Bruno shifted his body so that he was facing Bodamer more directly and raised his hands to make his meaning unmistakable. OUT KEY OUT. Bodamer understood. He signed back: CAN’T SORRY CAN’T. Bruno’s shoulders dropped, and he walked to the back of his cage.
When veterinarians fail animals
Most of us think of veterinarians as people who relieve animal suffering. We take our dogs, cats, and other “companion animals” to them because we trust them to see animals as sentient beings who can feel pain, fear, and distress.
Why freedom of speech still needs defending, in academia and beyond
When Jeff McMahan, Francesca Minerva and I founded the Journal of Controversial Ideas, we hoped that it would not be needed for very long. We therefore have mixed feelings about reaching the fifth anniversary of the launch of the journal. On the one hand, we are pleased to continue to give the authors an opportunity to share arguments and ideas that would have been difficult, and in some cases impossible, to publish elsewhere.
Bold Reasoning with Peter Singer
We are at a critical moment for global health. The Life You Can Save has just released its new Health Sector Report 2026–2028: Strategic Priorities for High-Impact Giving. It is a detailed report of more than 60 pages, now available to download from The Life You Can Save website. It sets out where donors can do the most good in global health over the next three years. Thanks for reading Bold Reasoning with Peter Singer! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
Bold Reasoning with Peter Singer
Will MacAskill is a philosopher and one of the leading figures behind effective altruism, a movement that asks how we can use evidence and reason to do the most good. His work spans questions of global poverty, existential risk, and how individuals can align their lives with their values in a complex and uncertain world.
New Podcast Release: Paul Simon
In this episode of “Lives Well Lived”, Kasia de Lazari-Radek and I speak with Paul Simon about the moments and mysteries behind some of the most enduring songs of the last sixty years. We begin with The Sound of Silence, which he wrote at twenty-one and still describes as a song whose meaning has shifted over time—from a rabbi singing it in Hebrew, to a Native American playing it on a wooden flute, to a girl performing it in a small Amazon village.
Remembering Jane Goodall
The world has lost Dr Jane Goodall. At 91, she was still travelling, still speaking, still urging us to preserve the environment and protect the chimpanzees who first brought her to the world’s attention. Her death is a loss not only to those who knew her but to the world as a whole. We were both fortunate to know Jane in different ways, and she changed each of us. Bold Reasoning with Peter Singer is a reader-supported publication.
New Podcast Release: Adam Grant
In the latest episode of Lives Well Lived, the podcast I co-host with Kasia de Lazari-Radek, we talk to Adam Grant, organizational psychologist, best-selling author, and professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Bold Reasoning with Peter Singer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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