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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Philip Pettit’s Republicanism: A Series (2/6) by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. I agree with that. I actually list five criticisms of Pettit’s view in my next installment, and the one you’ve given is one of them (the first one, actually). I think Pettit regards the two conceptions of freed…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Shorties
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Six Chix, 9/16/24 Hey lady, if you want to shut down all the chit-chat, repeat after me: “I’m…
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(Our World in Data) Metals and minerals are vital for modern infrastructure and the energy transition
Discover which countries have these critical resources, where they are mined and refined, and how they’re traded across the world.
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(Our World in Data) Which countries have the critical minerals needed for the energy transition?
An overview of the distribution of critical minerals for clean energy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Philip Pettit’s Republicanism: A Series (2/6) by Roderick T. Long
One odd feature of Pettit’s approach is that he treats it as obvious that we have to choose between freedom-as-non-interference and freedom-as-non-domination, as though no one could reasonably want both. He might reply that they can’t be …
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(Policy of Truth) Save Your Outrage
About a month ago, a woman having a mental health episode was shot dead by the police in the city of Fort Lee, New Jersey. About a week ago, schools in South Jersey were closed after shooting threats there. Before that, a shooting at a New Jersey football game caused a stir. Then a dirt…
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(QC RSS) She’s Only Human After All
do not perceive her
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Philip Pettit’s Republicanism: A Series (2/6) by Philip Pettit’s Republicanism: A Series (3/6) | Policy of Truth
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Philip Pettit’s Republicanism: A Series (1/6) by Philip Pettit’s Republicanism: A Series (3/6) | Policy of Truth
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(Policy of Truth) Philip Pettit’s Republicanism: A Series (3/6)
For part 1 of this series, go here. For part 2 of this series, go here. 5300 words, 28 minutes’ reading time Trigger warnings: broken promises, failed hookups, orgasm gaps, Immanuel Kant, Murray Rothbard, Richard Epstein, employment 3. Contract and liberal interference Traditionally, liberals have insisted that property and contractual rights—including those rights exercised within…
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