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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Political Jokes & Funny Quotes (63): Outsourcing
Here is something on the curious balancing act between the advantages of outsourcing (cheaper products and services, and therefore less poverty) and its disadvantages (fewer jobs in the country of origin, and therefore maybe more poverty). Why is this a … Continue reading
Posted in comedy, globalization, political jokes and funny quotes, poverty
Tagged economics, globalization, joke, outsourcing, politics, trade
2 Comments
The Ethics of Human Rights (22): Caring for What Happens in the World vs Moral Indifference or Moral Apathy
I guess we all have, now and again, the feeling that it’s strange that we go about our business as usual, being content or even happy, when at exactly the same time in countless other places in the world, someone … Continue reading
Posted in aid, art, ethics of human rights, globalization, intervention, philosophy, poverty, trade
Tagged assistance, atlas, caring, duty, heine, human rights, moral apathy, moral indifference, morality, philosophy, poetry, pogge, protectionism, responsibility, schubert
7 Comments
The Causes of Poverty (27): The Effect of the Recession on Global Hunger
I’ve discussed the effects of the current recession on human rights several times before on this blog. Regarding the right to food (art. 25 of the Universal Declaration), it’s obvious that the economic crisis is having a big impact on … Continue reading
Posted in aid, causes of poverty, health, poverty
Tagged economic crisis, famine, human rights, hunger, malnutrition, recession, right to food
5 Comments
The Compatibility of Freedom and Equality (8): Liberty = Freedom From the State + Freedom From Social Pressure + Equality of Opportunity
(source, click to enlarge) Libertarians traditionally adopt a negative kind of freedom, and, more precisely, limited negative freedom: they believe that individuals should be free from interference by the government. They seldom accept that individuals can be coerced by private and social constructs, … Continue reading
Posted in compatibility of freedom and equality, education, equality, freedom, freedom and equality, health, poverty
Tagged amartya sen, capabilities, equality of opportunity, freedom, gender discrimination, homosexuality, libertarianism, liberty, negative freedom, patriarchy, philosophy
13 Comments
Political Graffiti (69): Nuclear Weapons
(source) More on nuclear weapons here and here. More political graffiti.
Posted in political graffiti, war
Tagged atom bomb, atomic weapons, nuclear, nuclear weapons, political graffiti, politics, war
1 Comment
Political Jokes & Funny Quotes (62): God Hates Fags
Something on hate speech here, on homophobia here, and on equal rights for gays here. More political jokes.
Posted in comedy, equality, political jokes and funny quotes
Tagged equal rights, gay rights, homophobia, homosexuality, joke
1 Comment
Human Rights Nonsense (8): Heightism or Height Discrimination
(Quick reminder about this blog series, so as to avoid misunderstandings: I don’t want to imply that human rights are nonsense; regular readers know that the purpose of this blog is quite the opposite. What I want to do with … Continue reading
Posted in discrimination and hate, equality, human rights nonsense, law
Tagged affirmative action, ageism, bias, discrimination, economics, heightism, income, omitted variable bias, politics, prejudice, self-esteem, taxation, wage gap, wages
18 Comments
Human Rights Video (12): Samantha Power on the US Response to Mass Atrocities
Samantha Power on the evolving nature of the response of the US government and US citizens to mass atrocities such as genocides. The second part of the video is about Sergio Vieira de Mello. Other posts on caring for what … Continue reading
Posted in horror, human rights video, intervention
Tagged atrocities, caring, genocide, humanitarian intervention, humanitarianism, peacekeeping, video
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