Moral and Political Philosophy | RIT
Rochester, New York
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Yes, I am a climate alarmist. Global warming is a crime against humanity | Lawrence Torcello theguardian.com/commentisfre…
A day late, but time to repost my annual explanation of what is wrong with Colombus Day's contrived association with Italians:
How Columbus Day contributes to the cultural erasure of Italian Americans share.google/TyDtIy8udSngwqt…
It's as if the people robbbing your house and lighting it on fire were also in charge of the alarm service. usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
Another summer of smoke, fire, and floods, endangering health, life, and costing millions.
reuters.com/business/environ…
I believe these arguments are all aging well. Spoiler alert: None of them are about Canadian forestry management. theconversation.com/is-misin…
Negligence on a scale it can only be cognized properly at the level of crimes against humanity.
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The Acceleration of Global Warming as Crime Against Humanity: A Moral Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment - PhilArchive share.google/yq9svt0OXtv8pDm…
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The wildfires in Ontario and Minnesota are a direct consequence of the high temperatures and low rainfall resulting from a major July heat dome event.
A year ago we showed that these events hace tripled in frequency due to human-caused warming: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/ext…
Summer 2023 called. It wants its apocalyptic haze back... independent.co.uk/us/voices/…
"This is Willful Negligence, and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States Billions of Dollars..."
I think Trump is misunderstanding the negligence involved in some of the articles I have written about him and politicians like him.
Ontario will spend $465 million on five new helicopters and six new water bombers to fight wildfires, Premier Doug Ford said. He pushed back against US Republicans who criticized Canada, saying they should send help rather than complain reut.rs/4poUd7o
PSA: If your response to volatile gas and oil prices from war in the Middle East is that we need to secure our dependence on oil and gas, you are not a serious person.
Fierce opposition and debate on a childhood marriage ban? Really?
"While the measure passed unanimously through the Senate, it was met with fierce opposition and debate in the House where it passed by a single vote Wednesday night with a vote of 51-36."
oklahomavoice.com/2026/05/07…
A weird hit piece bemoaning DEI requirements while pining for constitutional literacy popped up in my feed this morning. Deceptive nonsense: a course in American History or Political Philosophy earns DEI credit at many universities. Or would if DEI weren't being forcibly erased.
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A reminder of the *irreversible* damage being done by Trump/GOP
One of the world's rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the giant mammal to extinction.
to.pbs.org/4sUKB5a
If you need something to be hopeful about today--this is a good one.
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Sometimes a falsehood is a lie. Other times it is a show of contempt, as @RobertTalisse explains:
theconversation.com/as-a-phi…
I miss the days when a president didn't threaten crimes against humanity in social media screeds. If we ever get out of this dystopian nightmare, we really need to support and sign on to the International Criminal Court.
Section 1 of the 14th Amendment is crystal clear. If the argument is that "illegal immigrants" are not "subject to the jurisdiction of the United States" it no longer makes any sense to call them "illegal." constitution.congress.gov/co…
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Indeed, @csandis: two influential (but very different) pragmatists lost in one week.
We lost two great philosophers associated with the pragmatist tradition this week. RIP #SusanHaack and #JürgenHabermas.
