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Another Difference on Democrats and Republicans
In a previous post, I mentioned some major differences between Democrats and Republicans. I think what it mainly comes down to is negative and positive rights. In this post, I want to mention another main difference but this goes straight … Continue reading
Posted in Empiricism, Free Will, Paper Topic, Politics, Pragmatism, Rationalism
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Book Review: The Ethics of What We Eat by Peter Singer and Jim Mason
I’ve mentioned this book in another blog about demi-vegetarianism that relates to other books and issues if you want to check it out. Out of all the books that deals with food, this is the must have book to read! … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Culture, Economics, Education, Ethics, Health, Peter Singer, Politics, Vegetarianism
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Libertarianism and Property
Libertarians are big on individual rights. Anything that helps the group at the expense of the individual is considered theft. A good example would be taxation. Taxes are theft because I work for my money and the government steals it … Continue reading
Posted in Libertarianism
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Why is Global Warming a political issue?
I can understand why these big issues become political. I understand why abortion is a political issue. I get that. I understand why the war in Iraq is a political issue. And I can certainly understand why freedom of speech … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Experts, Global Warming, Politics
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How do you Make fun of Obama?
Answer: The same way you make fun of Bush. At NPR, they interviewed executive producer Ben Karlin from The Daily Show. If anyone knows The Daily Show always makes fun of President Bush. However, the show says that it isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Humor, News, Politics
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Anne Phillips on Representative Democracy
At philosophybites.com, Anne Phillips argues that in this day in age, direct democracy is impractical. There are just too many people. Thus, we must have a representative democracy: having certain people represent us because of our interests. Ok. So far, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics
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The Difference Between Democrats and Republicans
When I teach political philosophy, I usually include some test online to determine where one fits politically in America. In the end, a student wanted to thank me for providing that test because she can now get more involved politically … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Government, Paper Topic, Politics, Rights
Tagged Economics, Government, Politics, Rights
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Book Review: The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria
I’m reading this book for a couple of reasons. One is because I’m getting more politically involved and so I want to keep up with the political situation and see what other commentators are saying. So I decided on this … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Culture, Economics, Experts, Government, Health, Law, News, Politics, Race, Values
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More options for the 2008 Election
Confused on who to vote for? Are you tired of just the Democratic or Republican choices, but you’re not quite sure what the other candidates stand for in these “other” parties? Have no fear, take this quiz and you’ll see … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Election, Government, Politics
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Need a “Totally Awesome” Governor anyone?
You won’t believe who’s running for Governor in Utah on the Libertarian ticket. Check it out here. And just to show you that it’s not a gimmick, check it here. I was shocked, yet not surprised.
Posted in 2008 Election, Government, Politics
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