Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Sunstein versus Hayek on the Rule of Law by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to David Potts. I think it’s too strong to say that an administrative state has to run afoul of the rule of law, but I think there is a good reason to see a strong, predictable tendency there. It is not obvious that human life, as such, …
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Israel: Hier Ist Kein Warum by Irfan Khawaja
Like a grotesquely inverted Kristallnacht: The Freedom Theatre in Jenin, a popular symbol of peace and hope in the occupied West Bank, has been raided and vandalised by Israeli soldiers, who painted it with religious and political symbols. In a film sc…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Israel: Hier Ist Kein Warum by Irfan Khawaja
Another postscript: ABU DIS, occupied West Bank — A 13-year-old American Palestinian boy was released from an Israeli prison Wednesday night after he was strip-searched, interrogated and falsely arrested without access to his family or a lawyer, his fa…
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(Policy of Truth) March on Washington for Gaza
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Irfan Khawaja at Policy of Truth.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Sunstein versus Hayek on the Rule of Law by David Potts
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. As you can imagine, I have no desire to defend the administrative state. However, I’m having trouble seeing how an administrative state bureaucracy must inevitably run afoul of Sunstein’s Rule of Law. Consider the…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Israel: Hier Ist Kein Warum by s gordon
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Oy vey—just what we need in the US—the return of fascists. Well, we mostly agree, but I think the fascism was baked into Zionism before it even infected Palestine. But, then again, I am probably grumpier than you are. Ministe…
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: How Many People? Ancient Demography
One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often don’t talk about is how we come to…
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(The GiveWell Blog) GiveWell’s 2022 metrics report
In 2022, the most recent year for which data is available and analyzed, GiveWell raised the largest amount of money in our history, over $600 million. We thank our donors for continuing to trust us to find and recommend highly cost-effective giving opportunities. The following table summarizes our funds raised and our funds directed to…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on From Apartheid to Genocide: Israel in Gaza by butimbeautiful
In reply to Michael P. Oman maybe. NZ and Australia don’t let you in unless you’re a Chinese student, have shitloads of money or conduct the New York philharmonic. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Israel: Hier Ist Kein Warum by Irfan Khawaja
Postscript: https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/140237 LikeLike
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