http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ Common Ground, Uncommon Debate en Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:53:49 +0000 http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/the-facebook-effect-by-david-kirkpatrick#post-254 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:59:41 +0000 Pamela.Kopsky 254@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of David Kirkpatrick's book "The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate. </p> <p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/25/AR2010062502269.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/25/AR2010062502269.html</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/is-loyalty-always-a-virtue#post-253 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:45:43 +0000 scarter 253@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Can we say that loyalty is always a virtue? </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/is-there-a-limit-to-what-we-can-know#post-252 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:43:01 +0000 scarter 252@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Human ingenuity, curiosity, and perseverance have led to many discoveries throughout the ages. Is there a limit to what we can know? Will there ever be one? </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/last-man-standing-the-ascent-of-jamie-dimon-and-jpmorgan-chase-by-duff-mcdonald#post-248 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:41:25 +0000 katie.mo.vogel 248@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Duff McDonald's book "Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate. </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/does-the-banning-of-the-veil-represent-the-liberation-of-women#post-233 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:20:11 +0000 wreynolds 233@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>The lower house of the French parliament recently voted to approve a ban on wearing burqa-style veils. Justifications for the ban include, in addition to the French value of secularity in public life, the idea that the veil represents the subjugation of women to men. Opponents of the ban have expressed fears that the law will in fact decrease the freedom of women who already experience cultural pressure to wear traditional clothing, in that these women will be made to feel uncomfortable appearing in public. Furthermore, women who may feel comfortable wearing the veil will be restricted in their choice to do so. Is banning the veil an appropriate and effective means of liberating women from subjugation? </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/we-live-in-public-by-ondi-timoner#post-232 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:59:38 +0000 Pamela.Kopsky 232@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Ondi Timoner's documentary "We Live in Public" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/movies/28live.html" rel="nofollow">http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/movies/28live.html</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/is-science-our-most-certain-form-of-knowledge#post-227 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:20:12 +0000 scarter 227@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Science, with its etymology rooted in the Latin for knowledge, possesses a great deal of credibility and certainty. Is science, with its methodology, our most certain form of knowledge, or is there something else more certain? </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/stripping-bare-the-body-politics-violence-war-by-mark-danner#post-230 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:40:15 +0000 katie.mo.vogel 230@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Mark Danner's book "Stripping Bare the Body: Politics Violence War" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/books/review/Packer-t.html?_r=2&amp;pagewanted=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/books/review/Packer-t.html?_r=2&amp;pagewanted=1</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/terrorist-suspects-in-civilian-courts-a-threat-to-national-security#post-229 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:34:17 +0000 admin 229@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>This is where the debate between Andrew C. McCarthy and Robert F. Turner, and Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate. </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/martha-nussbaum-on-burqa-bans-in-europe#post-228 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:31:02 +0000 scarter 228@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here's a link to a critique, written by Martha Nussbaum, of five principal arguments made in favor of burqa bans. Thoughts? </p> <p><a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/veiled-threats/" rel="nofollow">http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/veiled-threats/</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/cyberwar-by-richard-a-clarke#post-226 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:56:16 +0000 Pamela.Kopsky 226@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Richard A. Clarkes's book "Cyberwar: The Next Threat to National Security and What to do About It" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/cyberwar-richard-clarke/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/cyberwar-richard-clarke/</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/can-metaphysics-ever-arrive-at-an-understanding-of-reality#post-225 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:02:47 +0000 scarter 225@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Metaphysicians use no hard data when thinking about the nature of reality. Indeed, the metaphysician almost always uses concepts from inside the mind when attempting to create theories about reality, which, many feel, is exterior to the mind in some sense. So the question is this: can metaphysics ever reach a full understanding of reality? </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/the-audacity-of-hope-thoughts-on-reclaiming-the-american-dream-by-barack-obama#post-224 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:28:19 +0000 katie.mo.vogel 224@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;address=364x3098174" rel="nofollow">http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;address=364x3098174</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/the-murder-of-lehman-brothers-by-joseph-tibman#post-223 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:12:20 +0000 Pamela.Kopsky 223@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Joseph Tibman's book "The Murder of Lehman Brothers: An Insider's Look at the Global Meltdown" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate. </p> <p><a href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/01/guest-post-recent-lehman-md-reviews-the-murder-of-lehman-brothers.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/01/guest-post-recent-lehman-md-reviews-the-murder-of-lehman-brothers.html</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/mike-bloomberg-money-power-politics-by-joyce-purnick#post-198 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:57:41 +0000 katie.mo.vogel 198@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Joyce Purnick's book "Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/books/09book.html?_r=3" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/books/09book.html?_r=3</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/is-democracy-always-the-best-form-of-government#post-197 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:49:17 +0000 scarter 197@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Like many systems of government, democracy offers certain advantages to those under its rule. Many seem to think that it offers the most advantages, and, for that reason, they think it to be the best form of government. But is democracy always the best form of government? Can certain factors make other options better suited for a given situation? </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/must-liberty-come-at-the-cost-of-security-or-vice-versa#post-196 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:12:42 +0000 scarter 196@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Many have said that the only way to increase security is placing limits on liberty, and, by the same token, the only way to increase liberty is by giving up certain features of security. Is this necessarily the case? Must one come at the cost of the other? </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/the-big-short-by-michael-lewis#post-195 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:11:31 +0000 Pamela.Kopsky 195@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Michael Lewis's book "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate. </p> <p><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040357-148.stm" rel="nofollow">http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040357-148.stm</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/can-two-different-sides-in-a-war-both-be-justified#post-194 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:41:28 +0000 scarter 194@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>In any given struggle each side often feels entirely justified in its pursuit of victory. Both the motivations for going to war and the methods used to achieve victory will fall under this notion of justification. Is it possible for two sides to be completely justified in a struggle? Alternatively, does one side being justified preclude the possibility of the other being justified as well? </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/crisis-economics-by-nouriel-roubini#post-193 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:40:26 +0000 Pamela.Kopsky 193@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Nouriel Roubini's book "Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate. </p> <p><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=43c0eccf-73be-4a0b-8b04-dc8f16d77ade" rel="nofollow">http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=43c0eccf-73be-4a0b-8b04-dc8f16d77ade</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/liberty-and-tyranny-a-conservative-manifesto-by-mark-levin#post-192 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:35:42 +0000 admin 192@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the discussion of Mark Levin's book "Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate. </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/the-end-of-the-free-market-by-ian-bremmer#post-191 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:32:19 +0000 Pamela.Kopsky 191@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Ian Bremmer's book "The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations?" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate. </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/fools-gold-by-gillian-tett#post-190 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:56:44 +0000 katie.mo.vogel 190@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Gillian Tett's book "Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J. P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/06/guest-post-review-of-gillian-tetts.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/06/guest-post-review-of-gillian-tetts.html</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/japanese-whaling-and-international-agreements#post-171 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:11:55 +0000 wreynolds 171@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Despite a moratorium on commercial whaling imposed by the International Whaling Commission, of which Japan is a member, Japanese ships continue to kill hundreds of whales every year for the stated purpose of government-sanctioned scientific research, while the resulting whale products are sold commercially. The killing of whales for scientific research is permitted under IWC rules. The Australian government initiated a legal challenge last week against Japanese scientific whaling in the International Court of Justice in the Hague.</p> <p>Question: Does the international community have an obligation to curb the Japanese practice of large scale whaling? </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/where-men-win-glory-the-odyssey-of-pat-tillman-by-jon-krakauer#post-170 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:03:59 +0000 katie.mo.vogel 170@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Jon Krakauer's book "Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/books/review/Filkins-t.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/books/review/Filkins-t.html</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/standardized-tests-and-student-achievement#post-169 Mon, 31 May 2010 20:47:22 +0000 admin 169@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>This is where the debate on standardized testing and student achievement between Monty Neill and George Cunningham continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to join in. </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/the-next-100-years-a-forecast-for-the-21st-century-by-george-friedman#post-168 Sun, 30 May 2010 01:37:29 +0000 katie.mo.vogel 168@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of George Friedman's book "The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-02-17/entertainment/17190911_1_21st-century-george-friedman-friedman-claims" rel="nofollow">http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-02-17/entertainment/17190911_1_21st-century-george-friedman-friedman-claims</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/was-the-battle-of-new-orleans-a-defining-moment-for-the-united-states#post-164 Fri, 28 May 2010 13:20:58 +0000 Matt Lane 164@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>The Battle of New Orleans is one of the most well-known battles from the War of 1812, but was it a defining moment for the country? </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/when-china-rules-the-world-the-end-of-the-western-world-by-martin-jacques#post-163 Wed, 26 May 2010 15:29:49 +0000 katie.mo.vogel 163@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Martin Jacques' book "When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/21/when-china-ruled-the-world-jacques" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/21/when-china-ruled-the-world-jacques</a> </p> http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/topic/superfreakonomics-global-cooling-patriotic-prostitutes-and-why-suicide-bombers#post-162 Mon, 24 May 2010 01:33:45 +0000 katie.mo.vogel 162@http://www.publicsquare.net/bbpress/ <p>Here is where the review of Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner's book "Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance" continues. All registered members of PublicSquare.net are invited to participate.</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/oct/25/superfreakonomics-steven-levitt-stephen-dubner" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/oct/25/superfreakonomics-steven-levitt-stephen-dubner</a> </p>