Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Etc.
Posted in Events (Politics) on Oct 9th, 2008
My latest article is up at The Free Liberal.
That’s right. Even though the polls are starting to turn back in McCain’s favor, I think it would it would be best for America if the election were held today.
Posted in Events (Politics), Theory (Politics) on Oct 2nd, 2008
My latest article is up at The Free Liberal.
Do you ever feel weird about something, even though you have no logical argument against it? Let’s talk about it.
Posted in Events (Politics), Theory (Politics) on Sep 28th, 2008
I think it’s revealing that it was House Republicans who were against the latest big Wall Street bailout thing.
The party of Big Business is which, now?
Those crazies and their (apparent) contradictions!
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I think it just proves my claim: Conservatives see government as a (primarily) physical power, and Progressives see it as a (primarily) economic power. (On [...]
Posted in Events (Politics) on Sep 28th, 2008
Barney Frank was on C-SPAN today (I heard a rebroadcast on the radio while grocery shopping) and responded to a caller’s idea that the dollar be put on (not a gold standard but) some standard or other.
The caller seemed to prefer an energy standard.
I’d never thought of an energy standard before. It was an interesting [...]
Posted in Events (Politics), Web on Sep 27th, 2008
I really like the placement of some of the links this morning on Real Clear Politics:
I didn’t see the debate. But I’m looking forward to seeing the poll numbers on who won. The pundits don’t seem to agree. . . .
Posted in Ethics (Philosophy), Philosophy, Theory (Politics) on Sep 21st, 2008
All this heavy “progressives think this about that” posting recently has me wanting to post something a little lighter.
I don’t know if this is it, but try it on for size:
Is there a difference between the greater good and the common good?
In practice there may be none, but conceptually speaking, I think there is. (And [...]
Posted in Culture, Religion, Theory (Politics) on Sep 20th, 2008
My associate pastor Adam (I’d rather just say, “my pastor Adam,” but I don’t know if I’m allowed) argues below that progressives aren’t so much focused on the poor as they are focused on the collective.
I think he’s wrong — at least when it comes to Christian progressives.
I think that Christian progressives are — practically-speaking [...]
Posted in Ethics (Philosophy), Theory (Politics) on Sep 20th, 2008
I think part of the issue which I discussed in the previous post is that those who act in the interest of others (i.e., who act unselfishly) can appear to be dupes.
In other words, a person who acts unselfishly might be doing so because she/he was tricked by the person in whose favor she/he is [...]
Posted in Ethics (Philosophy), Events (Politics), Theory (Politics) on Sep 19th, 2008
A fellow blogger at The Free Liberal writes in response to my most recent article:
Most on this board [Why he uses the word "board," I'm not sure -MT], BTW, aren’t even close to those high income brackets, which is why I get so vexed with libertarians complaining about high tax rates that they don’t even [...]
Posted in Events (Politics) on Sep 19th, 2008
I find this amusing.
From RealClearPolitics’s daily list today:
History Will Judge Bush’s Legacy - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
What Next for Financial Capitalism? - The Economist
First: Who could argue with the claim that those who come after us will better be able to see the full consequences of Bush’s presidency, and therefore will be able [...]
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