Philosophy

Globalization Faces Nationalist Backlash

The world is aging. Not just because Earth continues to orbit the sun, but also because many countries are facing a changing demographic in which older generations make up a

November 23, 2016
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Thanksgiving: Give The Needy What They Need

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Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? — The Gospels

November 23, 2016
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Human Rights

The Smoke Detector Principle; or, Why Freaking Out about a Muslim Registry is Good for Democracy

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The popular phrase “where there’s smoke there’s fire” is a lie. Lots of things cause smoke without fire. Smoke bombs, for example. And barbecue, which is so integral to a…

November 18, 2016
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Please Stop Thinking You’re Better Than Trump Supporters

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We’ve got to stop acting out hate. There is no less of it in the liberal media than there is in the right-wing media. It is just better disguised.

November 17, 2016
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Goodbye, American neoliberalism. A new era is here

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Trump’s election was enabled by the policies that overlooked the plight of our most vulnerable citizens. We gird ourselves for a frightening future.

November 17, 2016
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2016 US Elections

Break Up the Democratic Party

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In the week leading up to last Tuesday’s election the press was busy writing obituaries for the Republican Party. This continued even after Donald Trump’s “surprising” victory – which, like…

November 16, 2016
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