. A science that doesn’t self-reflect on its own history and asks important methodological and science-theoretical questions about its own activity is in dire straits. Already back in 1991, a commission chaired by Anne Krueger and including people like Kenneth Arrow, Edward Leamer, and Joseph Stiglitz, reported from their own experience “that it is an […]
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Budgets are moral documents The cartoon at the top has stayed with me since I first spotted it. “This is my list of things I don’t want others to have” describes in a dozen words the conservative governing philosophy in a way that might otherwise require a doctoral dissertation. The entire Jim Crow era was based upon keeping black people from sharing in freedoms, privileges and power white people enjoy. New Jim Crow voting restrictions being passed today are based on it. Every time a conservative utters the phrases “real American” or “real America” they are making a claim to privileged status they believe is their birthright. Others equally American, at least in theory, must prove themselves worthy in a world where conservatives claim a veto over their advancement. Typically, whenever conservatives feel their social status threatened. Republican budget priorities and fixation on tightening election rules reflect a narrow, exclusionary view of who counts as a citizen and who does not. Catherine Rampell examines the new rule set House Republicans just passed and finds the same bias towards the right’s kind of people.
Parfit inaugurated several new areas of moral philosophy. The one that has most shaped my worldview, and which is covered in this chapter, is population ethics—the evaluation of actions that might change who is born, how many people are born, and what their quality of life will be. Secular discussion of this topic is strikingly […]
A 31-year-old high black school English teacher, died after police repeatedly used a Taser on him following a traffic accident.
Regime’s pursuit of former Corbyn staffers over ‘Labour leak’ report – instead of going after perpetrators of racism and abuse the report revealed – undermines next general election campaign, say insiders When Labour’s report on antisemitism in the party revealed the weaponisation of antisemitism to attack the left – and a string of incidents of […]
Mystery remains around a Government fund that invested heavily in developing countries where a company run by Conservative Party donor also has significant investments
No shame. But you knew that. The right is addicted to daily outrage like a meth addict to crank. It is the fuel without which Tucker Carlson has no show and the Matt Gaetzes cannot show out. There is no close-up magic artistry to it. That their daily performances of outrage are strained and obvious is of no more concern than a dope-slap is to fans of the Three Stooges. Subtlety is not part of the shtick. But gas stoves? The GOP once felt obliged to dog-whistle its prejudices. But that was pre-Trump. Nowadays MAGAs wear their animus on tee shirts or fly it from the back of a white Dodge Ram. That said, a whispering campaign on the part of the GOP against one of their own almost evokes nostalgia for the Karl Rove-era (Politico): As Harmeet Dhillon seeks the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, opponents have begun raising concerns about her Sikh faith — a development that has left some members of the committee unsettled. Two supporters of Dhillon, who is challenging incumbent RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, told POLITICO that McDaniel allies have brought up Dhillon’s religious affiliation with them in recent weeks.
Quatro coronéis da cúpula da corporação suspeita de ser cúmplice de terrorismo são próximos de Jorge Oliveira, presenteado por Bolsonaro com cargo no TCU.
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“Emotion and Society Lab” is a new “network of collaborators in philosophy across different universities that engage in collaborative learning, research, and public engagement around emotions and society.” Created and directed by Myisha Cherry at the University of California, Riverside, and involving researchers at several institutions, Emotion and Society Lab uses “use methods and theories from philosophy to help explore questions about the nature and role of emotions in everyday life. Our work is interdisciplinary; informed by cognitive science, social psychology, and political science.” The Lab’s inquiries head in five “primary directions“: One direction is concerned with examining the nature and role of emotions. The second is thinking about how people use emotions as oppressive and liberatory tools. The third is concerned with theorizing affective concepts to illuminate hidden phenomena and then examining how such theorizing can help solve real-world problems. The fourth direction is concerned with creating models of emotion regulation and emotional intelligence that are sensitive to race, gender, and class.
1. Unethical Non-Monogamy (cheating)
2. Ethical Monogamy (both partners constantly trying to solve the trolley problem)
3. Unethical Monogamy (when you keep a man locked in your basement)
4. Ethical Lawn Monotony (a cul-de-sac in a leafy township)
5. Oedipal Mom Monogamy (when you’re faithful only to your mother)
6. Unethical Ron Taxonomy (when you’re dating three guys named Ron, and your friend asks you to rank them)
7. Ethical Mob Monogamy (when you must swear absolute loyalty to your capo)
8. Unethical Combat Monologue (when your dad won’t stop talking about World War II at dinner)
9. Ethical Stop Monopoly (telling someone it’s time to stop playing Monopoly, because they’re getting too competitive)
Metal detectors in elementary schools?
The longer we look at this traditional music, the more we see that its very malleability is its strength and its challenge, writes John Mitchinson
The West can better help Ukraine by learning from its mistakes with Georgia, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
It's always someone else's fault – according to the party that has been in power for 13 years (although not according to its cheerleaders), writes Iain Overton
After the biggest fall in living standards on record, 2022 saw workers strike in numbers not seen for decades. From nurses to binmen, from posties to rail workers, working people found inflation eating away at their wages, leaving them unable to pay energy bills or put food on the table. And in response, they walked […]
"Discovery" of multi-billion dollar "inconsistencies" on Brazilian retail giant's balance sheet is a timely reminder of the risks posed by supply chain finance, especially in a heavily weakened business environment such as today.
Health insurers are ready to sue the government if Biden officials don’t let them keep years of overpayments from Medicare.
Sadly, even prison is not likely to rid us of this turbulent financier, SBF.
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A number of Conservative candidates appear to have suddenly dropped the party’s blue branding, reports Max Colbert
Era cristalino que o terrorismo de extrema direita seria um desafio. Por que, então, Flávio Dino acreditou que bolsonaristas enfrentariam seus parceiros?
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Yours truly, of course, feels truly honored to find himself on the list of the world’s 25 best econometrics blogs. 1. Bruno Rodrigues 7. Eran Raviv Blog Statistics and Econometrics 9. How the (Econometric) Sausage is Made 14. Lars P Syll Pålsson Syll received a Ph.D. in economic history in 1991 and a Ph.D. in economics in 1997, […]