Category Archives: Culture-Economics-Society

The Myth of “The Will of the Majority”

Posted on 7 June 2016 by Benj

When democracies must choose only one option of three or more, they can be radically indeterminate. Setting the agenda is tantamount to choosing the outcome–tyranny with the veneer of democracy. Continue reading →

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England, America, Israel, and…Judah

Posted on 3 June 2016 by Benj

Why did the survivors of the Kingdom of Judah (golah, she’erit, Diaspora, returnees) in the sixth century CE adopt/appropriate/retain the identity “Israel,” even though the two polities had not been united under the same monarch since the tenth century? Continue reading →

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Ding an Sich

Posted on 3 May 2016 by Benj

“Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention … and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.” Continue reading →

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If You Want to Enjoy the Game Tonight…

Posted on 4 April 2016 by Benj

…Then don’t read this blog post. Continue reading →

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Best of 2015

Posted on 2 January 2016 by Benj

Happy New Year! You’ve been waiting with bated breath: here are the nominees for the best posts of 2015. Choose Your Heresies Carefully For All the Nations I Love Ruining Bible Verses Microcredit, “Borrowing-to-Save,” and Social Norms Thoughts on Canon … Continue reading →

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Best of 2014

Posted on 27 December 2015 by Benj

It’s about 11 months later than I had thought it would be, but here are my nominations for the Top Eleven posts of 2014… Continue reading →

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Dear Undergraduate Student (III)

Posted on 9 December 2015 by Benj

“Over the course of a college career, you will sometimes get a better grade than you probably deserve for this or that assignment, and sometimes you will get a worse grade than you deserve.” Continue reading →

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Dear Undergraduate Student (II)

Posted on 4 December 2015 by Benj

I appreciate that technical difficulties prevented you from uploading your assignment when you attempted to do so on Monday night. However, in order to be consistent and fair to all students, I unfortunately can’t give you credit for this assignment… Continue reading →

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SBL statement opposing campus concealed handgun carry legislation

Posted on 1 December 2015 by Benj

A recent statement from the Executive Director of SBL… Continue reading →

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Slash It! Slash It!

Posted on 18 September 2015 by Benj

“The quickest and most painful solution to the crisis would involve greatly reducing the amount of money that students can borrow to attend college.” Preach it… Continue reading →

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