Winton Bates

My blog is called “Freedom and Flourishing” and I am the author of “Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing”.

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@NTenzer Perhaps Putin should get advice from Trump about how best to declare victory and end the war.

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@NTenzer A ceasefire on current lines is probably still the best option on both sides of the conflict. Ukraine describes its long range attacks as retaliation, so they might diminish if Russia does likewise.

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@HalfwayPost Old news?

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@VolodyaTretyak The Brits keep changing PMs until they find one worth keeping. That is much better than a system where citizens can be stuck with an incompetent political leader for 4 years.

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@Mylovanov A good example of the superiority of the Westminster system parliamentary government relative to presidential government as in the United States.

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Leah Goldrick’s latest guest essay on “Freedom and Flourishing” answers the question: How can we live seasonally and in tune with the natural world?

https://t.co/N1dcrUIMZ5

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@Robert_E_Kelly It looks as though the bombing didn’t do much to promote regime change in Iran. There were better ways to approach that. Now the regime will remain a threat to the region irrespective of nukes.

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@simonateba @elonmusk No, no-one should be outraged by the wealth of another individual unless they gain their wealth by violating the rights of others.

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My latest essay: Why bother considering whether government is necessary? The essay was prompted by Aeon Skoble’s book, “Deleting the State”.

https://t.co/d7AC5HLbvX

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@AdaetsX Where is the evidence?

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@NatalkaKyiv It will be interesting to see how Putin responds. I expect more bombing of civilians rather than a rational response.

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@EdKrassen Trump is old and not in his right mind but some of the people standing behind him know he is talking nonsense. If they had any moral fibre they would walk away.

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@DanBurmawy @godblesstoto While in India recently I was lining up at a buffet at a hotel restaurant when I saw a lady at a nearby table trying to eat food while wearing a niqab. I was overcome by sadness when I saw her lift the flap covering her mouth to put food in it. She seemed to be oppressed.

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My latest essay: Is Indian Democracy an Extraordinary Success Story? It was prompted by my reading of Salvatore Babones book, “Dharma Democracy”. https://t.co/EIftxR47UW

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@hicasamadim 254

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@ChrisO_wiki Interesting, in terms of monetary policy, Putin is less of a populist than Trump.

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@MeanwhileInUA I think Ann Applebaum is correct. The story about restoring the Russian empire serves to distract Russians from their misery. When further invasion of neighbours is impossible, a new story is invented e.g. NATO as an existential threat.

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Are there no policies worth retaining to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Australia? That is the title of this guest post by Geoff Edwards on “Freedom and Flourishing”.
https://t.co/nx910ITyRU

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Climate activists TRIED to cancel @RogerPielkeJr. They failed.

“You can’t be canceled," says Pielke. "You can let them cancel you, but you can’t be canceled.”

Now, @AEI funds his research.

How Pielke resisted the climate mob:

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@CptAllenHistory Something I just learned: The preamble and Article 2 of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine charged Britain to put into effect the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which favored the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.