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On conservative "philosophy"
There isn’t a choice between conservative and liberal philosophies. This is because conservatism is not a philosophy. Let me explain. Liberalism is a philosophy. Liberalism defines the general w… more →
YASHWATA
"I recommend ridicule"
yashwata wrote 4 months ago: Wonderful sentiment expressed on New Scientist’s letters page (22 March 2008, page 20). (The w … more →
YASHWATA's theory of universal morality—in a nutshell
yashwata wrote 4 months ago: There are only two moral positions: it’s OK to hurt other people, or it’s not. None of u … more →
The Cold War from an Ends-Based Perspective
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claireziegler wrote 5 months ago: It is easy to look at the Cold War from both an ends-based and a rule-based perspective. However, I … more →
John Yoo, War Criminal
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Morning's Minion wrote 5 months ago: Finally, the infamous John Yoo torture memo was been declassified and released. Wrapped up in legal … more →
Feynman on advertising
yashwata wrote 5 months ago: And so I listened [to the radio] until I heard that there is a drink of some kind, I think it’ … more →
On advertising, again
yashwata wrote 5 months ago: Did I mention?–advertising is wrong. The reason is simple: advertisements are lies. They don … more →
Vetoes of Evil
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Morning's Minion wrote 5 months ago: April 10, 1996: Bill Clinton vetoes the partial-birth abortion ban. March 8, 2008: George Bush vetoe … more →
Today's calculation: how we could have won in Iraq
yashwata wrote 5 months ago: Say we were ready to spend a trillion dollars on the war in Iraq. (It’s been more than that al … more →
Is This True?
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Morning's Minion wrote 6 months ago: In his obituary of William F. Buckley, Slate’s Timothy Noah wrote the following: “Christ … more →
The Cafeteria is Wide Open for Antonin Scalia
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Morning's Minion wrote 6 months ago: After his well-known dissent on the death penalty, Justice Scalia now has now become a full-fledged … more →
Weapon makers to boycott
yashwata wrote 6 months ago: [Updated 7 March 2008: added lots more links] It’s a no-brainer to me that people who design, … more →
White House: Waterboarding is Legal
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Morning's Minion wrote 7 months ago: Bush claims the power to authorize this torture technique in “extraordinary circumstances … more →
Gerald, Giuliani and Catholic Consequentialism
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Policraticus wrote 8 months ago: Today, presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani told Wolf Blitzer that water-boarding, a technique conside … more →
Baseball, cheating, and the law.
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matthewjfish wrote 8 months ago: No doubt many of the readers of this blog have been paying attention to the Mitchell report on the u … more →
Take Time's "Morality Quiz"
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Policraticus wrote 9 months ago: If you like online “quizzes,” reserve a moment to take Time’s “Morality Quiz … more →
Colson the Consequentialist
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Morning's Minion wrote 10 months ago: Charles Colson, the man who thought he should whatever it takes to secure Richard Nixon’s reel … more →
National Review is Pro-Torture
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Morning's Minion wrote 10 months ago: The National Review, on the most transparently consequentialist grounds, endorses torture, while pre … more →
JK Rowling's Harry Potter Revelation
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Henry Karlson wrote 10 months ago: It’s been let out of the closet: Dumbledore was gay. Obviously, when I read about this, I thou … more →
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