Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Sabahat Zakariya: “Muslimish of New York” by “Issues in Local Government” | Policy of Truth
[…] world that constitutes Pakistani-American life in New Jersey, she also happens to be a friend of my cousin’s. (And she spoke at the anti-war demonstration I blogged a few weeks […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Nervous Shakedown: Scenes from a Police Detention (1) by “Issues in Local Government” | Policy of Truth
[…] police chief of the Lodi Police Department (this was before the other Vincent, Vincent Quattrone, arrested me on suspicion of mass murder, but I’m not one to hold a grudge). And in his law enforcement capacity, “Sparky” […
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Caught with Your Pants Down: The Strange Case of Mayor John Roth of Mahwah by “Issues in Local Government” | Policy of Truth
[…] only) Indian tribe recognized by the state, has famously been engaged in a property battle with the Township of Mahwah. In a surprising turn of events, the Ramapo Lenapes have been backed by…correct, you […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) “Issues in Local Government”
I like democracy. Democracy is perhaps best exemplified in local government. Hence, I like local government. You might quibble that that’s not a valid argument, and suggest that the conclusion is a reductio, but hey, democracy is messy. Anyway, I’m interested in local government. To that end, I’m organizing and moderating a panel discussion at…
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(John McWhorter | The Atlantic) Bloomberg Flunks the Wokeness Test
Stop-and-frisk was awful. But to disqualify the former New York mayor from the presidency on that basis is to risk something more destructive: a second term for Trump.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Just Say Yes: Tulsi Gabbard on Impeachment by War with Iran (20): War Powers Irresolution | Policy of Truth
[…] is the sense in which Tulsi Gabbard’s decision to vote “present” on impeachment had something of a rational […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on You’ve Got Mail: Teaching Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to the Americans” by War with Iran (20): War Powers Irresolution | Policy of Truth
[…] **Consider the suffering produced for farmers by the metaphorical “trade war.”I suspect that if more of Americans suffered as much as the worst-hit of these farmers, they’d grasp the meaning of “sanctions” more c…
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(Policy of Truth) War with Iran (20): War Powers Irresolution
The Senate just voted 55 to 45 to approve a War Powers Resolution requiring that President Trump seek congressional authorization before taking any further military action against Iran. I guess this is marginally better than doing absolutely nothing, but not by much, and in some ways, it’s a step backwards.* A refresher: Under Donald Trump,…
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(Our World in Data) Redesigning Our World in Data: from one to two columns
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Matthieu Bergel at Our World in Data.
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(Law & Liberty) The Constitution’s Ugly Win
While the Constitution aspires to “establish justice,” its other ambitions—like “domestic tranquility”—are not always compatible with perfect justice.
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