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Monthly Archives: April 2009
What is Democracy? (39): Government of the Stupid, by the Stupid, and for the Stupid?
When the merits and demerits of democracy are discussed, we often hear that it’s not very wise to let the people govern themselves. Democracy must be rejected because the will of the people is necessarily ill-considered, emotional, stupid, based on instinctive … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, education, equality, what is democracy?
Tagged debate, democracy, expert, lincoln, participation, people, self-government, stupidity
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The Causes of Human Rights Violations (13): Rights Suffering Under the Law, The Problem of Legal Human Rights Violations
(source, youth demonstrations in the spring of 1963 in Birmingham) This post is about the law violating human rights. I understand that this is only one of many ways in which rights can be violated, and certainly not the most important … Continue reading
Political Artist (23): Gao Qiang
(source, also for the story behind this work) More on the artist here. And here is a post detailing the current human rights situation in China.
Posted in art, political artist
Tagged art, china, communism, Gao Qiang, mao, political artist
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Political Graffiti (35): Troops Out Now!
(source) More on war here. And more on Iraq in particular here, here, here and here. Here is a meta-story about US troop deployments overseas. And here something on the war on terror.
Posted in intervention, political graffiti, war
Tagged baghdad, iraq, political graffiti, politics, u.s., war, war on terrorism
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Human Rights Quote (69): Should We Stop Giving Aid to Africa?
A quote from Paul Collier (author of The Bottom Billion and Wars, Guns, and Votes), on Dambisa Moyo‘s controversial argument that foreign aid to Africa should be reduced because it engenders dependency and undermines entrepreneurship: Dambisa was my student, and … Continue reading
Posted in aid, governance, human rights quote
Tagged africa, aid, Dambisa Moyo, development aid, human rights, human rights quote, international development aid, politics, quote
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Human Rights Poem (63): A Conversation
(source) A Conversation, Margaret Atwood The man walks on the southern beach with sunglasses and a casual shirt and two beautiful women. He’s a maker of machines for pulling out toenails, sending electric shocks through brains and genitals. He doesn’t … Continue reading
Human Rights Maps (51): Homelessness in the U.S.
(January 2005 data, source) These are obviously pre-recession data. Data for 2008/9 show big increases (see also here): (source, where you can get more detailed information and an interactive version of the maps) More on homelessness.
Posted in housing, human rights maps
Tagged homelessness, homelessness USA, housing, human rights, human rights maps, maps, recession, shelter
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Human Rights Cartoon (50): The Right to Same-Sex Marriage
(source) With the issue back in the news, I thought it useful to link to an older, detailed post on the issue of same-sex marriage and how it relates to human rights. Also something here.
Posted in discrimination and hate, equality, human rights cartoon
Tagged discrimination, equal rights, equality, gay, gay rights, homosexuality, marriage, politics, sex
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