TPP Weekly Rewind
TPP Week-In-Review
- On Saturday, in light of a recent soy meal importation case in Europe, TPP intern Charles wondered at the scope and effect of patent laws
- On Monday, Sam examined President Obama’s legislative buck-passing, and argued that we ought to consider limiting that sort of behavior
- On Tuesday, Marc pointed us to an intriguing article from The Washington Post on the alleged racism of the ‘tan tax’; TPP intern Jonathan exposed some deeper questions hidden in a recent post on The New York Times’ The Stone; and TPP intern Ethan evaluated an argument against veganism in favor of vegetarianism
- On Wednesday, TPP intern Han commented on an arguably depressing article from The Boston Globe about a psychological (but politically-relevant) phenomenon called ‘backfire’; TPP intern Charles raised some questions about an article that argued inequality was the root cause of the recent economic crisis; and in reaction to a New York Times piece, John discussed line between security and privacy and local communities’ role in drawing that line
- On Thursday, TPP intern Charles considered various arguments about recent Arizona legislation’s effect on the rule of law and compared prohibiting immigration to prohibiting alcohol; and TPP intern Ethan powerfully criticized the US, and demanded a full program of nuclear disarmament
- On Friday, TPP intern Han questioned the motivation behind a current Knesset bill intended to fine those who incite boycotts against Israel, and Jake argued in favor of international espionage over anti-spying laws
In Others’ Words
- Professor Robert Wolff shared a couple installments of his introductory series on game theory and related fields
- Ilya Somin at The Volokh Conspiracy had something else to say about ‘liberaltarianism’
- The Philosophy of Science Portal posted Playboy Magazine’s 1964 interview with Ayn Rand
- Nicholas Smith The Philosophers’ Magazine wrote about reason and Hegel
- Ned Resnikoff from Salon discussed the word ‘progressive’ and the ignorance of Americans on the Left
- W. Wong at Hummings in the Fly-Bottle compared philosophy to masturbation
- The Tehran Times offeredan interview with Michigan University Professor Elizabeth Anderson on the potential for faith-based conversation to facilitate diplomacy
- Yorktown University’s Yorktown Patriot wondered when the ‘Conservative Movement’ ended
- Nog from Nogburt’s Blog explained why he hates talking heads
- Tim Soutphommasane from The Australian discussed the importance of the character and flavor of political discourse in a democracy
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