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Convention on Children's Rights

mercredi 25 novembre 2015 à 01:00

The US is the only country that has not ratified the UN Convention on Children's Rights.

Volunteer

mercredi 25 novembre 2015 à 01:00

I am looking for people to write site-specific Firefox extensions or local scripts to operate specific web sites.

Adapting the Marseillaise

mardi 24 novembre 2015 à 01:00

Adapting the Marseillaise to the greatest threat to civilization.

Antibiotic resistance

mardi 24 novembre 2015 à 01:00

What we must do to confront antibiotic resistance.

Protests against racism

mardi 24 novembre 2015 à 01:00

Protests against racism have spread to many US universities.

There are many things that universities can do to reduce racism, but one demand they should reject is to punish the expression of racist views.

When students demand the university "suspend" Professor Swain, they advocate conduct comparable to that which Professor Salaita received.

I agree more or less with Professor Salaita's controversial statements. I mostly disagree with Professor Swain's controversial statements (*). But whether you or I agree with someone's views is beside the point. We must respect people's rights to express views whether we agree or disagree, and that includes professors.

* I think that Islam is dangerous in some situations, and the same applies to Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and even occasionally Buddhism. Or rather, the bad aspects of human nature can find in religion a field to express themselves.