Poland has a moral right to say ‘no’ to refugees, says ruling party leader

Thomson Reuters WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland has a moral right to say ‘no’ to refugees, the country’s most powerful politician said on Saturday. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, head of the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS), gave his views on immigration at a party convention in Przysucha, 100 km (60 miles) south of Warsaw. “We have not […]

The Capital Gains Tax Rate Is a Moral Outrage 

Nobody ever clicks on blog posts about tax policy, because it’s not “sexy” enough. Fuck you! How else are we supposed to win the class war? Advertisement Look at this Dissent story by Julia Ott. It’s good. It delves into (surprisingly racist!) history to explain why capital gains—money that people earn from investments—is taxed at […]

Second-degree moral hazard

MORAL hazard is a problem that crops up often in economics. People behave differently if they do not face the full costs or risks of their actions: deposit insurance makes customers less careful about picking their bank, for example. Moral hazard can also be second-hand. Take medicine. A patient with private insurance may be happy […]

This Wolfenstein mod asks you moral questions before letting you shoot Nazis

After white nationalist Richard Spencer got punched during Trump’s inauguration, even The New York Times asked if it’s okay to punch Nazis. To highlight what some see as the inherent absurdity in this debate, game developer Ramsey Nasser used id Software’s open-source Wolfenstein assets to make Dialogue 3-D. Where Wolfenstein 3D asks you to slay […]