George Lakoff | On Moral Politics
George Lakoff, George Lakoff's Website
Lakoff writes: "Two decades ago, in 1996, I published a book explaining how the various views of conservatives hung together. For example: What being against abortion has to do with owning guns, being against environmental regulation, being for the flat tax, etc. I did the corresponding analysis of liberal positions, showing that both have to do with opposite moral theories arising from opposite models of family life."
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George Lakoff, George Lakoff's Website
Lakoff writes: "Two decades ago, in 1996, I published a book explaining how the various views of conservatives hung together. For example: What being against abortion has to do with owning guns, being against environmental regulation, being for the flat tax, etc. I did the corresponding analysis of liberal positions, showing that both have to do with opposite moral theories arising from opposite models of family life."
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Jimmy Carter to Obama: Before You Leave Office, Recognize Palestinian State
Julia Manchester, CNN
Manchester writes: "Former President Jimmy Carter is calling on the Obama administration to recognize Palestinian statehood before leaving office January 20."
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Julia Manchester, CNN
Manchester writes: "Former President Jimmy Carter is calling on the Obama administration to recognize Palestinian statehood before leaving office January 20."
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Trump Says He's Going to Shut Down His Foundation, but Legally Can't
David A. Fanhrenthold and John Wagner, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday night to defend the charitable foundation he has pledged to close, saying the media had not given him enough credit for his generosity and ignoring the legal issues that ensnared the organization in controversy."
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David A. Fanhrenthold and John Wagner, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday night to defend the charitable foundation he has pledged to close, saying the media had not given him enough credit for his generosity and ignoring the legal issues that ensnared the organization in controversy."
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The "Alt-Right" Is Pressuring Drexel University to Fire a Professor for Mocking White Supremacy on Twitter
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed
Jaschik writes: "Drexel University issued a statement on Christmas Day to condemn a tweet by one of its professors on Christmas Eve that said that 'all I want for Christmas is white genocide.'"
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Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed
Jaschik writes: "Drexel University issued a statement on Christmas Day to condemn a tweet by one of its professors on Christmas Eve that said that 'all I want for Christmas is white genocide.'"
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Trump's Homeland Security Pick Falsely Claimed "Narcoterrorism" Has Killed 500,000 Americans
Mattathias Schwartz, The Intercept
Schwartz writes: "For many parts of the world, it is hard to predict which Donald Trump will enter the White House on January 20. Will it be the Donald Trump who promised to decimate ISIS in 100 days, or the Donald Trump who promised to avoid an Iraq-like quagmire?"
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Mattathias Schwartz, The Intercept
Schwartz writes: "For many parts of the world, it is hard to predict which Donald Trump will enter the White House on January 20. Will it be the Donald Trump who promised to decimate ISIS in 100 days, or the Donald Trump who promised to avoid an Iraq-like quagmire?"
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Libya Since 2011 NATO War: A Failed Quasi-State
Alessanda Bajec, teleSUR
Bajec writes: "In the 6th year since the NATO-led intervention in Libya resulted in the toppling of long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi, the North African country has descended into a noticeably worse position amid political chaos and a growing extremist threat."
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Alessanda Bajec, teleSUR
Bajec writes: "In the 6th year since the NATO-led intervention in Libya resulted in the toppling of long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi, the North African country has descended into a noticeably worse position amid political chaos and a growing extremist threat."
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California City Wins $22 Million Against Shell Oil Over Toxic Drinking Water
Andrea Castillo, McClatchy
Castillo writes: "The city of Clovis won its more than three-month-long civil trial against chemical manufacturing giant Shell Oil Co. over the cleanup of a toxic chemical found in drinking-water wells around the city of 108,000 people."
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Andrea Castillo, McClatchy
Castillo writes: "The city of Clovis won its more than three-month-long civil trial against chemical manufacturing giant Shell Oil Co. over the cleanup of a toxic chemical found in drinking-water wells around the city of 108,000 people."
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