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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Political Graffiti (67): Gun Control
More on gun control. More on the arms industry. More political graffiti.
Posted in freedom, political graffiti
Tagged arms, arms trade, gun control, political graffiti, politics, second amendment
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The Causes of Poverty (26): Hereditary Poverty, Another Poverty Trap
(source) For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me. Mark 14:7 For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore … Continue reading
Posted in causes of poverty, health, poverty
Tagged birth weight, hereditary poverty, memory, neuroscience, neuroscience and poverty, obesity, poverty trap, psychology, self-esteem, stress, vicious circle
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Moral Dilemma (1): Stopping a Suicide Bomber
A new blog series. The purpose of this series – contrary to many other series of posts on this blog – is not to inform, to entertain, or to argue for our points of view. What we want to do … Continue reading
Posted in moral dilemmas, terror, torture, war
Tagged ethics, moral, moral dilemma, morality, philosophy, politics, suicide bomber, targeted killings, terrorism, ticking bomb, war on terror
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What is Democracy? (45): Freedom of Information
(source) In a previous post in this series, I discussed the concept of “accountability“ and how it’s typical of democracy: politicians, legislators, judges etc. have to give account of their actions. They have to explain what they did, why they did it, and … Continue reading
Children’s Rights (11): More Children Surviving Beyond Fifth Birthday
(source) Thanks to scaled up support for simple, relatively inexpensive solutions like anti-malaria mosquito nets, measles vaccinations and vitamin supplements, the number of children dying before their fifth birthdays each year has been cut to the lowest level ever on … Continue reading
Posted in aid, children's rights, health
Tagged children, children's rights, fact, human rights facts, infant mortality, infant mortality rates
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Human Rights Ads (31): Drinking Water
(source, a Make Poverty History ad) More on the Millennium Development Goals. More on water here and here (including an explanation of why this is a human rights issue). More human rights ads.
Posted in health, human rights ads, poverty
Tagged ad, advert, human rights ad, make poverty history, MDG, Millennium Development Goals, politics, poverty, water, water crisis, water shortage
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Capital Punishment (22): Deterrence
Many crimes, especially violent crimes and property crimes, are human rights violations. The fact that theft, assault, violent attack and murder are crimes in most if not all national legal systems, indicates a high degree of normative consensus on the … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, law
Tagged crime, criminal law, death penalty, deterrence, human rights, philosophy, prison, psychology, punishment, rational actor, rationality, rawls, utilitarianism
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Political Graffiti (66): Freedom Cannot be Given
More on the need to fight for freedom. More political graffiti.
Posted in freedom, political graffiti
Tagged fight, freedom, political graffiti, politics
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