Injustice. Few things cause stronger feelings. Moral beliefs are some of our deepest held beliefs, and perceptions of injustice can spark protests, political movements, or can even become a preface to war. When people believe morality is on their side, they can become emboldened to make serious changes in the world.
Category: Politics and Economics
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Charlie Hebdo as an Excuse to Take Selfies
Forgive my bluntness, but I can’t help noticing the odd Western response to the Charlie Hebdo tragedy. It’s so abstract. The rallies, the symbolism, the arm-in-arm marches, the dramatic storyline between freedom of speech (the pen) versus religious fanaticism (the gun).
Terrorists raid a magazine headquarters and shoot people, and the first response is for millions of people to walk with signs? To flood Twitter with clever hashtags? Public leaders and the media are claiming this is all to “show solidarity.” But to whom is everybody showing their solidarity? To their neighbors who already agree with them and share their same culture? All of this seems like a peculiar way to react to an act of terrorism.
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An Anarchist’s Take on Scotland
I am a huge fan of secession. So much, that I believe secession is legitimate down to the individual. If Scotland doesn’t want to be ruled by Westminster, I support their right to secede. If Glasgow doesn’t want to be ruled by Edinburgh, I support their right to secede. If the Eastern side of Glasgow want to govern themselves in a different way than the Western, I support their right to secede. If neighborhoods want a different political structure for their local communities, I believe they have a right to govern themselves – all the way down to the individual’s right to secede from any political system he finds himself under.
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Love, Insanity, and Austrian Economics
Love has been called “divine madness” for good reason. From the outside, it can be hard to distinguish true love from true insanity. We’ve all met couples with love stories that blur the line between romantic and completely nuts. But as crazy as these stories might sound, we can explain them perfectly with the lens of Austrian Economics. We can turn the insane into the rational – without losing too much romance in the process.