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Tag Archives: Political Philosophy
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
Posted in Ethics, Political Commentary, Political Philosophy, Rough Ideas and Arguments
Tagged anti-intellectualism, antidisestablishmentarianism, caution, conservativism, democracy, democratic republic, democrats, election 2016, establishment, expertise, governance, government, Political Philosophy, Politics, presidency, president, presidential elections, republicans, the establishment, vice, virtue
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Considering the Sundance Film, Settlers
Here’s a thought that I’ve never had before, and I’m wondering if historians have ventured into the territory: we cannot psychologically distinguish between Hitler, exterminator-of-millions, and Hitler, political force. But there’s a benefit to reading Hitler’s politics, including his seizure … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Philosophy, Political Considerations, Political Commentary, Rough Ideas and Arguments
Tagged apartheid, democracy, democratic republic, documentary, expansionism, film, foreign film, gaza, gaza strip, hitler, IS, Israel, jewish, Nationalism, Nazis, Political Philosophy, Politics, Sundance, UN, War, west bank, zionism, zionists
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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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A Moral Duty to Use UAVs
Disclaimer: Because I can only write with some measure of authority from the perspective of ethics and critical reasoning – my background is in philosophy generally and ethics in particular – I am setting aside issues related to national and … Continue reading
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Why People Are So Confused This Election (and how to avoid it in the future)
At no point in the 2020 Presidential Election process were things uncertain or unclear, and at no point were things too close to call (or close in almost any sense). But we’re convinced (I have a hard time avoiding this … Continue reading →