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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Human Rights Facts (59): The Dalai Lama Effect in International Human Rights Discourse
(source) I’ve complained many times before about the reticence of Western politicians when it comes to discussing the human rights record of economically powerful states such as China. There’s a manifest reluctance to say anything about human rights violations in … Continue reading
The Ethics of Human Rights (42): What’s the Best Approach to Distributive Justice?
I don’t often talk about distributive justice on this blog. In fact, when doing a search, I only found one instance till now. I admit, that’s a serious omission, especially for a blog that mentions “poverty” in 349 posts on … Continue reading
Posted in aid, economics, equality, ethics of human rights, globalization, international relations, justice, philosophy, poverty
Tagged cosmopolitan justice, desert, difference principle, distributive justice, egalitarianism, intergenerational justice, international justice, john locke, John Rawls, libertarianism, luck egalitarianism, merit, prioritarianism, redistribution, repugnant conclusion, sufficientarianism, transgenerational justice, utilitarianism, welfare
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Human Rights Nonsense (21): Hypersensitivity to Racial Slurs Which Aren’t Really Slurs
(source) A very strange, and very American story: [A] Washington D.C. official … wound up resigning his job over the outcry that his use of the word “niggardly” * provoked. … [T]he head of the Office of Public Advocate in … Continue reading
The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (69): Arrested for a Tweet
Chinese online activist Cheng Jianping was sentenced to one year of ‘Re-education Through Labour’ on Monday for “disturbing social order”, having retweeted a satirical suggestion on October 17 that the Japanese Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo be attacked. Cheng disappeared … Continue reading
The Causes of Wealth Inequality (11): Family Structure
In the U.S., and probably in other countries as well, there’s been an increase in the number of single parent families. Most of the time, that means a single mother, divorced or unmarried, or with a husband in prison, and … Continue reading
Human Rights Facts (58): CCTV
There are now 32 CCTV cameras within 200 yards/183 meters of the London flat in which George Orwell wrote his book “1984″. More on CCTV here. More Banksy here.
Posted in freedom, human rights facts, privacy
Tagged 1984, banksy, CCTV, orwell, surveillance
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Communism and Corporate Democracy
In an effort to convince you that my new $19.95 book is actually worth a lot more than that, I’m blogging some excerpts. (I blogged the introduction when the book came out). Today, the importance of corporate democracy. What can … Continue reading
Human Rights Maps (107): Income Inequality in New York
Not a map in the usual sense of the word: (source, click image to enlarge) If you’re wondering why I believe income inequality is a human rights issue, go here. More on income inequality is here (some data here). More … Continue reading
Posted in data, economics, human rights maps, poverty
Tagged Economic inequality, income inequality, map, maps, New York, politics, United States
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Statistical Jokes (18): Bye S?
On the off chance that some of those 13% are reading this blog and are unaware of the google, here are two dictionary definitions: Something more substantial on the role of the media in a modern democracy is here. More … Continue reading
Posted in comedy, statistical jokes, statistics
Tagged bias, google, humor, joke, Jokes, politics, public opinion
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