Outra eleição se aproxima e a questão na mente de todos é a seguinte: os grandes doadores terão o retorno esperado? O cinismo sobre o financiamento de campanhas é uma resposta saudável a nossa longa história de capitalismo de compadrio. Quando os US$ 700 bilhões do pacote de resgate foram distribuídos durante a crise de […]
O dinheiro compra as eleições? Quando os bilionários cortejam os eleitores Read More »
For the video’s Portuguese subtitles, click the “cc” transcription icon along the bottom of the video frame: Here is the original English transcription, and here is the text of the Portuguese translation. More of my work in Portuguese translation here.
13 arguments for liberal capitalism — with Portuguese subtitles Read More »
The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “Irrational and unjust discrimination in the workplace deserves exposure and condemnation. But what about rational discrimination? Consider the following cases. “You are the chair of the hiring committee for a new president of a historically-black college. So you discriminate in favor of black candidates and against non-black
How to Discriminate Properly [new The Good Life column] Read More »
Um dos crimes mais terríveis que existe é o estupro. O sexo deveria ser uma coisa bonita e divertida — no entanto, o estupro toma a mais pessoal das experiências e a transforma em degradação. Existem notícias moderadamente boas no que tange ao número de estupros nos Estados Unidos. De acordo com o Bureau of
Sexo na universidade e a antisexualidade dos novos autoritários Read More »
The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “Racist attitudes are a holdover from primitive times. There is still plenty of racism, but we have made progress in some parts of the world, as this Washington Post graphic of most and least racist nations shows. “In much of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand,
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Two related essays worth reading at the Library of Social Science site. Both take up the biologically-collectivist Organic Theory of Society and its recent applications to politics and public policy. Gerald V. O’Brien, Ph.D., “Social Justice Implications of the Organism Metaphor.” Abstract: “The denigration of marginalized groups is frequently supported through the widespread employment of
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Depois de bater em alguns ícones “da esquerda” (aqui, aqui, e aqui, por exemplo), é hora de castigar alguns “da direita”. O vocabulário político norte-americano tende a dividir as pessoas entre liberais¹ (na esquerda) e conservadores (na direita). Todas essas definições são generalizantes, e a grande questão é como classificar libertários, democratas, socialistas, teocratas e
Conservadores contra o capitalismo de livre mercado Read More »
The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “Let me give you some examples of monopolies and ask: Which are good and which are bad? “1. Megan and Ramon begin dating and become enraptured of each other. Soon they are monopolizing each other’s time and decide to form a lifetime, exclusive relationship. “2. A town