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More Interviews from Occupy Wall Street (update below)
Update: In the above video, there is a portion of of one of my interviews which I edited in such a way that the conversation flow was interrupted, so I’ve posted an uninterrupted portion of that conversation below:
Interview with Jesse LaGreca, a Blogger for the DailyKos
Here’s a 2-part interview I did with Jesse LaGreca, who I had seen on the internet and TV discussing the movement with more famous journalists than myself. Jesse has ended both of our interviews by walking away (without much of a … Continue reading
Freed Prisoners Occupy Wall Street
This afternoon at Occupy Wall Street we ran into Sarah Shourd, Josh Fattal, and Shane Bauer, who were taken prisoner in Iran in July 2011 while hiking. Sarah was released last year, and Josh and Shane were released a couple of weeks … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street Investigation
I am headed to Occupy Wall Street tomorrow, where I’ll interview some of the protesters. Any suggestions for good questions to ask (either about their political ideology or about the structure of their movement, for example)?
“The worst idea ever”
That is how Tyler Cowen describes Obama’s idea to make it illegal for companies (with more than 15 employees) to refuse to hire job applicants on the basis of their being unemployed. I agree with Cowen (I’m assuming he’s being … Continue reading
Answer to Running Puzzle
Here is the answer to the running puzzle I posted last month: In short, the simple version of the puzzle is that you are going to run around a track for 30 minutes, at the same time that you know your … Continue reading
Glenn Greenwald Confuses the Readers
He explains that recent Wikileaks cables reveal that U.S. forces may have murdered several Iraqi civilians (including women and children) in their house, and later covered it up with an airstrike on that house. Then he complains that the U.S. … Continue reading
The Unaddressed Question
Sam Harris, in a followup post defending his call to use taxes to reduce income inequality, complains that his rich readers foolishly give themselves credit for their own well-being, failing to see that, in large part, they have other factors … Continue reading
Moral Absolutes
I just read an essay by a guy named Jeremy Waldron who discusses “moral absolutes,” and attempts to defend his own “absolute” position against torture, i.e. the view that torture is always morally wrong, no matter the circumstances. He identifies … Continue reading
Sam Harris Weighs In on Income Inequality
Sam Harris has a question about how conservatives would feel about extreme income inequality: And there is no reason to think that we have reached the upper bound of wealth inequality, as not every breakthrough in technology creates new jobs. … Continue reading