Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Hayek and Hormuz by Roderick T. Long
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. I still don’t see how it’s an objection. “If the State is meddlesome and ubiquitous, prices convey ubiquitously distorted information” is a perfectly Hayekian thought. I guess it’s an objection…
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(Policy of Truth) NJ Transit: No Warrant? No ICE
Soon after she took office, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill issued an Executive Order (EO-12) requiring that ICE officers have a warrant to enter “nonpublic areas of State property.” On March 19 of this year, however, NJ.com reported that New Jersey Transit “buses, trains and stations” remain open to ICE officers without the need for…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Regulating Speech at Princeton’s Kiosks by Free Speech in Princeton? | Policy of Truth
[…] cross the street. With much fanfare and expense, you’ve decided that the kiosks are ugly, and have to go. Pro forma, you’ve left room for flyers, somewhere, nobody knows where. But […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on You Say You Want a Revolution by Free Speech in Princeton? | Policy of Truth
[…] May 2024, the University shut down Gaza Solidarity Encampment, had some people arrested, and shut down Cannon Green to “organized activity” for the first time in 250 years. It’s been closed for two years now, […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Free Speech in Princeton?
Statement to Princeton Municipal Council 400 Witherspoon St Princeton, New Jersey April 13, 2026 Hi, my name is Irfan Khawaja; I live in Princeton. Given the dearth of information we’ve gotten regarding this draft ordinance about public demonstrations, I, too, would like to put this issue into a wider context. In May 2024, the University…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) The whole Forest Kingdom agribusiness system is VERY suspect
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! Hi and Lois, 4/19/26 I get that “cartoon dad must escape from his nagging family” is a time-honored…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Activist Interviews: Emanuelle Sippy by Activist Interviews Page | Policy of Truth
[…] series I began this past January. I’ve so far only posted one interview, the one I did with Emanuelle Sippy of Princeton University’s Alliance of Jewish Progressives. Forthcoming interviewees […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Activist Interviews Page
I just created a new Activist Interviews page to house the Activist Interviews series I began this past January. I’ve so far only posted one interview, the one I did with Emanuelle Sippy of Princeton University’s Alliance of Jewish Progressives. Forthcoming interviewees include Sireen Sawalha, Sadaf Jaffer, Aditi Rao, Ana Paola Pazmiño, various participants in Princeton’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment, and…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Hayek and Hormuz by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. I guess this is one of those classic disputes about whether something intended as a feature ends up being a bug, however it was intended. Microsoft Co-Pilot (the AI program) can’t be deleted from the most current ver…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on JROTC Out of West Orange by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. It’s very typical of the US military to exploit civilian activities, use them to launder its own activities, and then turn around and attack the enemies of the United States for “hiding behind civilians.”…
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