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First Semester is Done!
Well, my first semester as a Ph. D. student is done and although I am excited that I’m back in academia as a student, I’m also relieved that it’s over. I’m not sure how to take this first semester, so I’ll just … Continue reading
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Learned Helplessness: Why People Won’t Work Because They’re Lazy Isn’t Always the Correct Answer
Think about this: people generally don’t avoid work. Let’s be serious. Consider this question and answer it honestly: suppose someone offers to support you all your life, but only on one condition: you can never do any productive work. You’ll … Continue reading
Locke’s Strange Notions on Acquiring Property
This week, I read the entire Second Treatise by John Locke. I’ve read it before, so reading it again was a nice way for not only of review, but also delving into the complexities of the treatise. I particularly concentrated … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Locke, Politics, Rights
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Theories for the Middle East Conflict
As promised from a previous post, I would present some theories or models as to why there’s a huge conflict in the Middle East. These aren’t my views. They are views that I have picked up over time and have … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Economics, Experts, Global Warming, Government, Middle East, Paper Topic, Politics, Religion, Soldiers, Values, War
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Book Reviews: What Went Wrong? and The Crisis of Islam by Bernard Lewis
Over this past weekend, I read two books by renowned scholar Bernard Lewis. First, I’m not a fan of his writing style. It’s clear, but he talks up different paths and then he (hopefully) gets to reader to conclude where … Continue reading
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Fighting For Freedom?
We often hear that we must “Fight for Freedom.” It’s practically saturated everywhere in our culture, especially right after 9/11. But what does this mean? Well, this statement seems to have the assumption that we are fighting for x. Now … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Free Will, Government, News, Paper Topic, Politics, Rights
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Newsweek (6/21/2010), and How to Help the Green Movement in Iran
Newsweek has some really good articles this week pertaining to the oil spill, charter schools, marriage and immigration laws. I’ll bring them up and give my opinion on them as well: Fareed Zakaria talks about how the media is too … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Experts, Fareed Zakaria, Government, Love, Politics, Relationships
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Marx’s Critique of the Liberal Notion of Freedom
I just finished Peter Singer’s Book on Marx. I thought it was well-written and Singer does an excellent job of explaining Marx’s position and his overall philosophy. In the end, Singer gives an evaluation of Marx and explains Marx’s critique … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Marx, Paper Topic, Peter Singer
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Book Review: This Land is Their Land by Barbara Ehrenreich
I just read This Land is Your Their Land by Barbara Ehrenreich. I was somewhat looking forward to it because I read another book of her’s, Nickel and Dimed. I liked that book so I expected to like this one … Continue reading
Two Book Reviews on Economics
If anyone knows me, I can’t stand economics. I know it’s a practical field, but for me, it’s an abstract field unless someone can explain it to me through examples. Luckily, I’ve come across two books that does just that. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Capitalism, Economics
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