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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Religion and Human Rights (22): The Proper Role of Religion in a Democracy
For me, as an agnostic, the question of the place of religion in a democracy is an important one, although I believe the question would be just as important if I held a religious belief or if I were an atheist. There’s no … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, discrimination and hate, freedom, law, philosophy, religion
Tagged charity, coercion, dadt, freedom of religion, habermas, harm principle, homosexuality, legislation, morality, religious liberty, respect, same-sex marriage, tolerance
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The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (30): Giving Birth in Shackles
One of the many outrageous interventions by Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio, the anti-illegal immigration zealot who thinks he’s just America’s “toughest sheriff”. It’s the story of a woman who, while 9-months pregnant, was detained after a traffic stop on … Continue reading
Human Rights Maps (80): Percentage of Women in State Legislatures in the U.S.
Equal political representation and an equal share of women in parliaments and the executives is obviously a human rights issue. In a representative democracy, one can reasonably expect to have a parliament that is roughly representative of the population in … Continue reading
Why Do We Need Human Rights? (11): The Economic Case against Human Rights and Democracy
Some authoritarian governments claim that human rights and democracy have to be sacrificed for the sake of economic development and economic progress. Here are some of the reasons given in support of this claim. Discipline in production and consumption Discipline … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, economics, freedom, governance, poverty, trade, why do we need human rights, work
Tagged authoritarian, autocracy, child labor, consumption, corruption, development, discipline, economic growth, forced labor, harmony, human rights, individualism, labor, planning, production, rotation in office
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What is This Graph About? (8)
The answer is here. More mystery graphs.
Posted in quiz, what is this graph about?
Tagged facts, graphs, human rights, human rights facts, migration, mystery graph, statistics
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Political Artist (38): Chaz Maviyane-Davies
(source, more by the same artist here) More political artists.
Posted in art, political artist
Tagged Chaz Maviyane-Davies, dissent, dissident, free speech, hammer, human rights, politics, woodpecker
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Moral Dilemma (10): The Morality of Targeted Killing of Terrorists
The targeted killing of terrorists, either by special forces or by unmanned drone aircraft (aptly named “Predators” or “Reapers“), raises a number of moral questions. Let’s focus here on the drone attacks (and also exclude the cases where there’s an … Continue reading
Posted in international relations, intervention, law, moral dilemmas, philosophy, terror, war
Tagged al-Qaida, anti-terrorism, civilian casualties, coin, collateral dammage, drone, ethics, ius in bello, just war, moral, moral dilemma, morality, predator, risk, targeted killings, terrorism, war on terror
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