The whole debate about “helping the poor” creates the illusion that the sole reason for their suffering is mere neglect, even though outright abuse is rampant.
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When History Begins – Russia, Ukraine & the US
Contrary to what hypocritical U.S. rulers and their loyal mass media suggest, two propositions can both be — and indeed are — true: 1) that Russia has grossly, brutally, and criminally mishandled the situation it has faced with respect to Ukraine, and 2) that the U.S. government since the late 1990s has been entirely responsible for imposing that situation on Russia.
New Data Show the Exodus From Public Schools Is Continuing
Parents are recognizing that they have many more options for their children’s education and are continuing to abandon government-assigned district schools.
Unforgivable
Suppose there’s a debate about the character of a public figure. Supporters will usually marshal a long list of positives. But detractors are more likely to present one horrifying fact. A fact horrifying enough to get onlookers to shake their heads and say, “Unforgivable.” If this rhetorical tactic works, the detractors instantly win the debate. If you’ve done one unforgivable thing, you’re a villain – no matter how else you spent your life.
The Stossel State of the Union
President Joe Biden just gave his State of the Union Address. Here’s what I wish Biden said.
Social Media Doing Invisible Damage
Throughout history the older generation has thought the younger generations are weak, frivolous, and self-centered. Just as that older generation’s elders thought the same of it, and so on to the beginnings of our species. It’s time to break the cycle with some reality.
The West’s SWIFT Kick is Aimed at Russia, But it Will Also Hit the US Dollar
As part of the western response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, several regimes acted on February 26 to exclude certain Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) network. As of March 1, Reuters reports, SWIFT says it’s awaiting a list of the sanctioned banks so that it can cut them off.
Generalizing Huemer
Suppose you learned that there was a school staffed mainly by right-leaning teachers and administrators. And at this school, an oddly large number of lessons touch upon, or perhaps center on, bad things that have been done by Jews throughout history.
What’s To Prevent Firm Consolidation in a Free Market?
The biggest problem with markets is their tendencies to consolidate and this reduce competition. This leads to things like planned obsolescence. How do you prevent this?
Coarse Evil, Smooth Evil, and The Gift of Discernment
If something looks like evil, sounds like evil, and acts like evil, it is undoubtedly evil and must be clearly opposed. However, it should not be forgotten that evil has many forms and plays out its plans on many fronts at the same time, often pretending to be its own enemy.