TPP Weekly Rewind
Monday, August 30-Friday, September 3
TPP Week-In-Review
- On Monday, Sam explored a change in a race-based policy at an elementary school in Mississippi and explained its larger meaning, and Charles pointed to an interesting Project Syndicate series on free trade before discussing criticisms and benefits of a free trade approach
- On Tuesday, Luke evaluated Glenn Beck’s recent criticism of President Obama’s religious beliefs; Charles suggested, in light of some news about Mexican federal police, that criminal punishment might not be enough to end corruption; and Ethan differentiated between and discussed different environmental protection philosophies in response to a New York Times op-ed on wilderness areas
- On Wednesday, Han traced the possible moral connections between the destruction of human embryos and the use of stem cells in research, and John argued against the Governor of Arizona’s response to the State Department on the issue of immigration law
- On Thursday, Charles disparaged the suggestion, from people like the recent hostage taker at the Discovery Channel headquarters, that human civilization needs to dismantle in the name of the environment; Luke continued his investigation of CEO salaries and lauded politicians’ recent decision to require companies to release the pay ratio between CEOs and normal employees; and Jake expanded on his piece in today’s Christian Science Monitor by considering America’s moral responsibility for the Mexican drug war
In Others’ Words
- Philosophy In A Time Of Error criticized Larval Subjects for forgetting Michel Foucault in a recent discussion of Martha Nussbaum and ethical thought
- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote a piece on a couple of the most recent US presidents and the American Character for Time
- Larry Arhart at Darwinian Conservatism wrote of Aristotle as a biologist, and connected the philosopher to Charles Darwin
- Some folks at xkcd are having an interesting conversation about free will
- Gene Kinsey at Living The Grand Life wrote in opposition to perceived Islamophobia
- According to BBC News, one course at Oxford University dominates all of Britain
- Practical Ethics, arguably Oxford’s version of TPP, posted about equality and rules in sports about illegal enhancements
- Philosophy, et cetera wrote about the morals behind bad voting and abstaining from voting
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