The Latest from Big Think

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President Bush, Walzer says, has created a new category of prisoner.
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Was 9/11 a declaration of war? Were we justified in invading Afghanistan? Michael Walzer thinks we were.
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Should citizens feel guilty for not joining the army to end the Iraq war?
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Some of the troubles that we have had in Iraq after '03 come from the loss of confidence of trust that we produced by our behavior in '91, Walzer says.
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No government will send young men into battle to kill and be killed without offering some justification for what they are doing, Walzer says.
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Political philosophers don't have any special insights into daily politics, Walzer says, but one candidate does stick out.
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Walzer's interests are as diverse as his influences.
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Like with George W. Bush, comedians could get more than they bargained for.
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Michael Richards' outburst has made it harder for comedians to tackle race through comedy, Huebel says.
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Do The Daily Show and The Colbert Report make us laugh a little too hard?
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It's hard to make a living doing comedy, Huebel says.
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Huebel tries to subvert the machine.