Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Policy of Truth) Bernie, Cuba, Literacy, and Ill-Gotten Gains
I’m finding the dialogue of the deaf over Bernie and Cuba exasperating. I’m not going to comment on the details–on the “first-order issues,” we might say. What I want to say is that it helps to clarify the underlying issue and make some relevant distinctions. The basic issue is that Cuba is supposed to be…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Justice as Fairness by “Abortion and Rape”: A Response to Catiline | Policy of Truth
[…] what, in general, is the solution, and where might one go to get a better sense of it? (My own preliminary thoughts on unconscionability, in a very different […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on The Unwarranted Demonization of Scot Peterson (6): Vengeance Is Theirs by “Abortion and Rape”: A Response to Catiline | Policy of Truth
[…] example, not quite gladiatorial but in the same ballpark. Suppose that Demi is a School Resource Officer. She signs a contract that stipulates that if a school shooter is present in the school that […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) “Abortion and Rape”: A Response to Catiline
Roderick Long recently posted a short essay on Facebook called “Abortion and Rape,” by a pseudonymous author named “Catiline.” Rumor has it that Roderick is Catiline and vice versa, but we don’t traffic in rumors at PoT, so “Catiline” it is.* The essay is structured as a response to this anti-abortion argument (hereafter, “the Argument”):…
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(Cat and Girl) Entertain Us
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Everyone knows that
New comic!Today’s News:
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Giving the Devil His Due: Donald Trump and the Afghan War by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to paleomexicano. Thanks. You certainly have a point. I guess I haven’t gotten as far as thinking through the pros and cons of different approaches to withdrawal. As I said, I have low standards: I’m just happy to hear something re…
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(QC RSS) Come On In
This is a syndicated post, originally published by QC RSS at QC RSS.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Giving the Devil His Due: Donald Trump and the Afghan War by paleomexicano
Great points. But I think we would be better served if we simply announced a time table and simply left. Any “deal” with the Taliban, especially one that excludes the Afghan government, will simply be a joke. Releasing Taliban detainees ins…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Giving the Devil His Due: Donald Trump and the Afghan War by Nightcap | Notes On Liberty
[…] Giving the Devil his due (in praise of Trump) Irfan Khawaja, Policy of Truth […] LikeLike
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