Monthly Archives: November 2010

The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (66): Simpsons Porn

Posted on November 7, 2010 by

A former middle school teacher in Meridian has pleaded guilty to possession of visual representations of child sex abuse. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Steven Kutzner, 33, had downloaded more than 70 animated cartoon pornographic images on his computer. Many … Continue reading →

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Political Jokes & Funny Quotes (99): Proof of Anti-White Racism in Spellcheckers

Posted on November 6, 2010 by

(source, source) From some commenters at the Volokh Conspiracy Blog: Commenter 1: By the way anybody else notice that Hispanic, African-American, or Asian all get flagged by the spell checker if they aren’t capitalized, but white just sails right on … Continue reading →

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What is Freedom? (1): Three Kinds of Freedom

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

People usually talk about two kinds of freedom, negative and positive freedom. This common framing of the discussion about freedom is a result of the pervasive influence of Isaiah Berlin. However, this influence can be inhibiting in the sense that … Continue reading →

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Racism (14): Race and Consumer Behavior

Posted on November 4, 2010 by

Some time ago, I’ve cited a study showing evidence of racist sorting by people looking for a job (white job seekers often avoid working for black managers, and white workers quit their jobs more rapidly when a white manager is … Continue reading →

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Why Do Countries Become/Remain Democracies? Or Don’t? (14): Assassination

Posted on November 3, 2010 by

(read more) If we agree that democracy is something important, then we need to know why, how and when countries turn to or away from democracy. So, here’s another installment in our ongoing series: Assassinations are a persistent feature of … Continue reading →

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The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (65): Beat Them But Don’t Leave Marks

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

The United Arab Emirates’ highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks. The decision by the Federal Supreme Court shows the strong influence of Islamic law … Continue reading →

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Crime and Human Rights (11): The Preconditions for Criminal Punishment

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

I know that the worst thing about crime is what happens to the victims of crimes, not what happens to convicted criminals. Still, I want to focus on the latter for a moment. Criminal punishment is almost always a limitation … Continue reading →

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