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Last week retired academic Peter McGregor was arrested in the Australian parliament for attempting to arrest Prime Minister John Howard, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Attorney-General Philip Ruddock and Defence Minister Brendan Nelson, accusing the four of war crimes.
This was not McGregor’s first attempt to arrest the Attorney-General.  In a public statement McGregor accused "groups like […]

Posted in Australia, peace/armed conflict, Iraq, IHL (laws of war), torture, Germany, Cuba | 1 Comment »

Controversial Oxford ethicist Julian Savulescu cites evidence that intellect is an attribute that ‘makes life go well.’  IQ is negatively correlated with things like unemployment, divorce, poverty, jail and the need for welfare benefits.
If you could somehow improve the IQ of the whole population by as little as three points (or 3%, on average), […]

Posted in policy-making, education, environmental rights, poverty, food | 2 Comments »