Philosophy

How Celebrities Turn Fan Bases into Voter Bases

We understand the basic connection between acting and the political skill of talking in public, but this doesn’t explain the trend of actors successfully being voted in office and appealing to people…

December 8, 2016
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Expert on Trump Business Conflicts: "There are Hard Ethical Questions in Life. This Not One of Them"

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Ethics experts say President-elect Donald Trump must divest from his businesses to avoid conflicts of interest. "There are hard ethical questions in life, and this is not one of them,"…

December 2, 2016
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This is the most dangerous time for our planet | Stephen Hawking

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We can’t go on ignoring inequality, because we have the means to destroy our world but not to escape it.

December 1, 2016
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Sustainability

The Last Days of Democracy?

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A fraudulent campaign has resulted in the election of a fraudulent president. What can be done to save American democracy?

November 30, 2016
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The Extraordinarily High Burden of Proof for Violating Liberty

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One less rewarding consequence of that same fact is hearing something like, “Of course you believe in that; you are a libertarian,” in response to some policy conclusion I have…

November 29, 2016
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Human Rights

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Too Many Americans Are Watching from the Sidelines

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Many of the macro trends playing out now have been decades in the making, like the uncoupling of productivity and higher wages. Since the 1970s, we saw productivity climb,

November 26, 2016
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2016 US Elections