January 2010
8 posts
6 Enlightened Ideas Brought to You By Evil Empires →
This article uses a few interesting examples that show how we associate certain social ideas with others. By labeling past societies as evil, we may be over-looking ideas that had potential for progress.
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The Pragmatism of Equality
As I’m sure the case is with many of you reading this blog, I have dedicated a considerable amount of my life studying and advocating for social justice and human rights. I personally have always found it difficult to understand why it is that people are not instantaneously mobilized to fight these kinds of inequalities, both foreign and domestic. What’s always so interesting about...
“Dr. Rajiv Shah, newly appointed USAID Administrator’s swearing in speach:...”
– jonshaffer
WatchThis lecture is truly mind-blowing.
I think the best points were:
-The notion of the “developing world” is very complicated and much more multi-faceted than it is often presented in the media.
-“You cannot buy health; you have to invest in it.” The relationship between economic prosperity and long life expectancy is not a direct one. Although, the data shows that an...
