There are some particular moral truths that I believe we have access to (such as the one not to inflict pain on a sentient being for no reason).

It is of note that even if utilitarianism has proved to be superior to deontology and the libertarian moral rights theory in the area of killing, we are not allowed to say that it has been finally vindicated; it has to face other challenges in other areas, in particular in situations of distributive justice.

There are some particular moral truths that I believe we have access to (such as the one not to inflict pain on a sentient being for no reason).

The US two party system is very different, of course. Here the people decides about who should rule them, but it is not reasonable to claim that the people rules itself through the political institutions. In comparison, I find that the standard European system is better, also as a model for global democracy.

I am indeed a moral realist.

I am a left winger, thought.

I do believe that what I have called populist democracy is to be preferred to what I have called elitist democracy.