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Category Archives: Political Philosophy
Were the U.S. (today) in charge of East Germany (in the `80s), Communism Wouldn’t Have Fallen
It’s Independence Day back in the states, but here in Germany, they don’t seem to celebrate it (not sure why yet, but I’m on the case). I had a worrisome thought tonight. I realized that oppressive communism as it functioned … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Ethics, Political Commentary, Political Philosophy, Travelogue, Travelogue 2015
Tagged arab spring, dialogue, east germany, Ethics, germany, intercultural exchange, Peace, peaceful marches, peaceful protests, police, political dialogue, riot police, riots, september demonstrations
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“Kein Mensch ist Illegal”
I’ve been noticing graffiti and stickers bearing this slogan around town here in Dresden, and I did twenty seconds of web searching to figure out what it’s about. I had a half-understanding of this from just reading the text of … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Ethics, Political Commentary, Political Philosophy, Travelogue, Travelogue 2015
Tagged auslanders, demography, Economic Nationalism, economics, Ethics, immigration, in groups and out groups, invaders, Kein Mensch Ist Illegal, Nationalism, Neo-Nazi, No Person Is Illegal, Philosophy, scapegoating, Social Norms, undocumented immigration
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What Miranda v. Arizona Can Teach Us about Intelligence Dragnets in the Age of Terror
Recently, I spent some time listening to the oral arguments at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS, of course!) from the 1960s. Specifically, I was listening to the Miranda v. Arizona case from 1965. You know the one: as a … Continue reading
Posted in Political Commentary, Political Philosophy
Tagged constitution, data collection, data mining, fourth amendment, Freedom, intelligence, law and philosophy, liberty and security, miranda v. arizona, miranda warning, safety, SCOTUS, security, supreme court of the united states, surveillance
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In Defense of Obstruction and Delay
In March of 2013, Americans were reminded of a little used, but of late oft-threatened, quirk of political procedure in the American Senate. Rand Paul (R-KY) reached into his senators’ toolkit and pulled out the filibuster. He spoke for over … Continue reading
Posted in Political Commentary, Political Philosophy
Tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, American Democracy, Filibuster, Freedom, John Locke, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Personal Liberties, Plato, Political Philosophy, Politics, Public Policy, Rand Paul, Republic, Socrates, Tyranny of the Majority, U.S. Senate
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Steve Capone
Antidisestablishmentarianism.
Antidisestablishmentarianism. I’ve always wanted to have use for this longest-of-words word. When I first overheard it spoken – probably by my elders in mere cynical derision of overwrought terminology – I was in the fourth grade. I understood only two … Continue reading →