Mark Twain Was Wrong: Travel Often Makes Us More Prejudiced

Jeremy Davis

Jeremy Davis is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Georgia. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Toronto, and has held teaching and research positions at the United States Military Academy (West Point) and the University of Florida. His current research focuses on a number of areas in applied ethics, including biomedical ethics, the ethics of war, and most recently, ethical issues arising in and from travel and tourism. He is currently writing a book on the ethics of travel provisionally titled *Tourist Traps: On the Ethics and Politics of Travel*. He occasionally writes about these and other topics on his Substack, "Jerm Theory" (jermtheory.substack.com).

Mark Twain Was Wrong: Travel Often Makes Us More Prejudiced

Mark Twain thought travel was "fatal to prejudice," but the empirical evidence—and common experiences of travel—complicate things.

January 2, 2026

I’m a Moral Philosopher. Using CLEAR Makes You Complicit in an Unethical System

One of the earliest moral truths we endorse is that cutting the line is generally wrong. Why should paying to do so make any difference?

December 30, 2025

Jeremy Davis

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Mark Twain Was Wrong: Travel Often Makes Us More Prejudiced

I’m a Moral Philosopher. Using CLEAR Makes You Complicit in an Unethical System