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How many cultures had an Age of Enlightenment? Fought a war to end slavery?

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by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, law and economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, Rawls and Nozick, war and peace Tags: Age of Enlightenment, American Civil War

Never compromise on Enlightenment values

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by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, development economics, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of information, economics of religion, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: Age of Enlightenment, political correctness, regressive left

Steven Pinker – “Enlightenment Now…” | Talks at Google

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by Jim Rose in defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of crime, health economics, law and economics, Marxist economics, property rights, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: Age of Enlightenment, The Great Enrichment

A note for the spiritually certain

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by Jim Rose in economics of religion, law and economics Tags: Age of Enlightenment

.@BillMaher to @Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Why Do Liberals ‘Blame the Victim’ When It Comes to Islam?

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by Jim Rose in development economics, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of information, economics of love and marriage, economics of religion, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, televison Tags: Age of Enlightenment, political correctness

Absolutely spot on on the two faces of religion

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by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of religion, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: Age of Enlightenment, Freedom of religion

"It is a mark of privilege to live in a society where religion is weakened, where it displays its sweet and kind face. Many Westerners have only known faith in retreat, and do not know the brutality of religion when it has nothing to fear." – @SarahTheHaider pic.twitter.com/x2n2VknKIY

— Ex-Muslims of North America (@ExmuslimsOrg) April 25, 2019

STEVEN PINKER | THE CASE FOR REASON, SCIENCE, HUMANISM, AND PROGRESS |

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by Jim Rose in defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of natural disasters, environmental economics, health economics, International law, labour economics, law and economics, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: Age of Enlightenment, The Great Enrichment

Left is honestly surprised that some religions are still intolerant. Makes you wonder where they were when the Age of Enlightenment was spread through hard fought battles

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by Jim Rose in economics of religion, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: Age of Enlightenment, Freedom of religion

Desperately seeking an anti-fascist left

07 Apr 2019 3 Comments

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, economics of religion, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: Age of Enlightenment, British politics, free speech, Freedom of religion, political correctness, regressive left

British Raj, cultural relativism and gender equality

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by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics Tags: age of empires, Age of Enlightenment, economics of colonialism, India

From Napier, William. (1851) History of General Sir Charles Napier’s Administration of Scinde, London: Chapman and Hall p. 35 at books.google.com.

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by Jim Rose in development economics, economics of education, economics of information, economics of religion, law and economics Tags: Age of Enlightenment, The Great Enrichment

Steven Pinker: Four Themes of the Enlightenment

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by Jim Rose in history of economic thought, Karl Popper, liberalism, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, technological progress Tags: Age of Enlightenment, philosophy of science, regressive left, The Great Enrichment

More evidence of the racist condescension of the politically correct

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Follow the money, always follow the money

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by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of religion, gender, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: Age of Enlightenment

From https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/12/21/as-muslim-women-we-actually-ask-you-not-to-wear-the-hijab-in-the-name-of-interfaith-solidarity/?utm_term=.58b61a9a087b

As Muslim women, we ask you not to wear the hijab in the name of interfaith solidarity

21 Mar 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of religion, gender, law and economics Tags: Age of Enlightenment

From https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/12/21/as-muslim-women-we-actually-ask-you-not-to-wear-the-hijab-in-the-name-of-interfaith-solidarity/?utm_term=.58b61a9a087b

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