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If you’re still collecting evidence that a society built on extractive wealth is liable to moral pathology, put this one in your dossier. The Saudis are demanding that if we use less of their climate-toxic export, we should pay them (and the other oil-exporting countries) for what we don’t buy.
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Archive for the ‘Middle East Politics’ Category
October 14th, 2009
Category: Climate change, Energy and Environment, Middle East Politics, Moral philosophy, Nationalism, Politics and Leadership, Uncategorized
July 30th, 2009
Tisha B’Av — a commemoration of ancient Israel’s destruction and a warning of its future collapse.
April 5th, 2009
Category: Middle East Politics
Firedoglake’s Book Salon today features Richard Thaler, the co-autor of Nudge, with me as the guest “host.” A fewof the FDL commenters Seem To Have Their Caps Locks Button STUCK ON ALL CAPS and their minds stuck on conspiracies, but some of the questions and comments are pretty good, and Thaler’s patience is impressive.
March 17th, 2009
Category: Israel, Middle East Politics
Make Hamas decide whether it is more interested in the Palestinian cause or its own political power.
March 6th, 2009
Why do so many people take so many opportunities to talk about how they are being silenced?
March 2nd, 2009
The United States can demonstrate its humanitarian bona fides and give a kick start to Israeli-Palestinian peace by accepting thousands of Palestinian refugees to this country. And it doesn’t need Congressional approval to do so.
February 24th, 2009
The wisest and bravest figure in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has a new proposal for a way out of the conflict. It just might work.
February 16th, 2009
Category: Middle East Politics
Small but real liberal reforms in Saudi Arabia. Will America respond?
January 25th, 2009
Perhaps Israel can acknowledge responsibility for the Palestinian refugee problem without acknowledging guilt.
January 13th, 2009
Category: Law Notes, Middle East Politics
Against Walzer’s just-war op-ed on Gaza.
