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Guest Writer: War. What is it good for?

Guest Writer: War. What is it good for?

This is another post in our Guest Writer series that is meant to expand the set of opinions found on kraxinlogic. In the spirit of free speech and diverse opinions we will not be vetting or editing our guest posts in any way. We hope to encourage as many of these as possible in the … Continue reading

KRAXFACTS: Who are the Palestinians? – Introduction

KRAXFACTS: Who are the Palestinians? – Introduction

Written by: Michael Kravshik. Who are the Palestinians? A simple question with an extremely complicated, nuanced, and controversial answer. This post is the introduction to a series of posts that will try to answer this question in the simplest way possible. Due to the controversial nature of the topic and the plethora of horribly biased … Continue reading

Jean Baudrillard: Reality, Hyperreality, and Asymmetry

Jean Baudrillard: Reality, Hyperreality, and Asymmetry

Written by: Joshua Lax. How can post-modern theory be brought into the discussion of International Relations?  I will begin by discussing Jean Baudrillard and his notions of reality, hyperreality, and asymmetry.  In later posts I will discuss the works of other post-modern theorists such as Francois Lyotard and his notion of the meta-narrative, Richard Rorty … Continue reading

KRAXQUOTES: Milton Friedman

KRAXQUOTES: Milton Friedman

“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” A great thought to keep in mind as we try to navigate an increasingly complex world.

KRAXQUOTES: President Abraham Lincoln

KRAXQUOTES: President Abraham Lincoln

“The legitimate object of Government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but cannot do at all, or cannot so well do, for themselves in their separate and individual capacities. But in all that people can individually do as well for themselves, Government ought not to interfere.”