Tag Archives: idealism

Patience, Altruism, and Idealism

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

Professor Robin Hanson, a blogger at Overcoming Bias, authored an intriguing post titled ‘Impatient Idealism‘ in which he points out that in terms of altruistic investment younger members of society tend to expect the greatest returns on their venture  in … Continue reading →

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Bear With Young Christopher ‘Ali’ Stone. He’s Only Trying to Save the World.

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

As he attempts his youthful exercise in righteous indignation. The poor lad is over all the place when it comes to reasons behind his recent conversion to Islam. On one hand it’s "hey, I needed the money" in order to … Continue reading →

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Humanitarian Imperialism:The debate over American interests continues

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

In his Politico opinion piece, Shibley Telhami counters just about every point I made this morning in regard to Libya, the Middle East and our national interests. Interesting that I put down my thoughts this morning, and just a few … Continue reading →

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