SASHA MUDD
WRITER | PHILOSOPHER | COLUMNIST
Sasha Mudd is a philosopher, writer, and columnist who examines the moral dilemmas at the core of today’s most pressing social challenges. Drawing on 18th- and 19th-century thought, she brings fresh perspectives to issues such as AI, climate change, immigration, and the erosion of democratic norms. Based in Santiago, Chile, she is the Philosopher-at-Large for Prospect Magazine, where she writes a monthly column.
“Human beings can be ruled by reason or they can be ruled by arbitrary power. There is no third option.”
Media
Opinion Columns
Why death is not always the greatest harm
March 2025 | Prospect
Happiness is overrated
March 2025 | Prospect
Breaking the Maga spell
January/February 2025 | Prospect
The dark power of political lies
December 2024 | Prospect
The new model citizen
November 2024 | Prospect
Biden’s self-sacrifice
October 2024 | Prospect
Liberals’ Trump dilemma
August/September 2024 | Prospect
La Corte Suprema erosiona un pilar fundamental de la democracia de EE.UU
July 2024 | La Tercera
Free speech is not simple
July 2024 | Prospect
The power of anxiety
June 2024 | Prospect
Is porn immoral?
May 2024 | Prospect
The inhumanity of AI
April 2024 | Prospect
To whom do we owe shelter?
March 2024 | Prospect
Is this a just war?
January/February 2024 | Prospect
Defining democracy—and defending it
December 2023 | Prospect
Rethinking the generation war
November 2023 | Prospect
¡Quiero Respirar!
June 2023 | Bio Bio Chile
‘Los Problemas del Rey Carlos y Su Coronación
Mayo 2023 | Bio Bio Chile
Los Demócratas Semi-Leales y el Futuro de la Democracia Chilena
September 2023 | La Tercera
5 Filosofas a 5 Años del Mayo Feminista
Mayo 2023 | La Tercera
Are You a Bad Person for Watching the Olympics?
July 2021 | New York Times Opinion
La filosofía moral y nuestras reacciones ante el contagio de Trump
November 2020 | Ciper Académico
No Joy in the President’s Illness
September 2020 | New York Times Opinion
