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Social freedom definition

Occupy Wall Street, Sunday, October 2nd, 2011, New York City. If you want to know what someone is thinking, ask them. And nothing quite cuts to the political chase more than asking someone what the word “freedom” means to them. I decided to ask 15 random people at Occupy Wall Street in New York what the word “freedom” means to them. Here are their answers:…

Define Modern liberalism

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: You talk about brilliance? The light reflecting the brilliance of this person is so blinding, you need to shield your eyes when you are in her presence. Yesterday afternoon on the floor of the House, from Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee LEE: This is not amnesty. This is prioritization. This is saving money. This is keeping families…

Democratic views on health care

Since 2010, per-beneficiary spending in Medicare, after adjusting for inflation, has grown, on average, by one percentage point annually. Compare that to the five percentage-point annual growth between 2005 and 2009, or the 7.5 percentage-point annual growth between 1980 and 1984. If we could hold to anything like current trends, most of our budget…

Neoliberal economics

We are forever told that we are freer to choose the course of our lives than ever before, but the freedom to choose outside the success narrative is limited. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP We tend to perceive our identities as stable and largely separate from outside forces. But over decades of research and therapeutic practice, I have become convinced…

Conservative Political views

How disgusting do you find this image of researcher John Hibbing eating worms? The answer may say something about your political leanings. Credit: John Hibbing, PLoS ONE Most people would likely avert their eyes when passing by a man with a mouth full of writhing worms, or, say, the sight of a pile of excrement. But some are more disgusted than others…