The people of the world would benefit in many ways by reducing or eliminating global poverty and by increasing education levels. I believe less poverty and more education would reduce violent crime and other forms of criminal victimization. Poor and uneducated people tend to turn to crime and anti-social behavior more often. The same happens […]
Author Archives: Scott Hughes
Prevent Overpopulation by Ending Poverty Now
On my Philosophy Forums we have a topic discussing what would be the most ethical way to prevent overpopulation if inaction meant overpopulation was inevitable. I explained why I think we can prevent overpopulation by doing what we would want to do anyway–end world hunger, poverty, and socioeconomic inequality. I will re-post what I wrote […]
Full Video of Obama’s Speech on Race
Yesterday, I posted the full text of Obama’s speech on race in the forums, and I posted my comments on the speech in a blog post. Today, I found the full video of the speech on YouTube. If you have not already, I beg you to read or watch the whole speech: I love that […]
Revolutionary Speech about Racial Relations
I just read Barack Obama’s speech on race. Firstly, I must say, Wow! I cannot think of a speech that explained the issue in a more accurate, productive, and agreeable way. Better yet, he made the speech not in some isolated, marginalized sector of society. He made it as a front-running presidential candidate. He explained […]
How to Change the World
I have posted a lot lately about the apparent recession of the United States economy because it relates so much to poverty. However, today I want to post something more optimistic and inspiring. So I will post one of my favorite quotes. I hope it influences us all in our attempts to alleviate poverty and […]
The Recession and the Collapse of Bear Stearns
The fifth largest US investment bank and securities trading and brokerage firm, Bear Stearns, recently collapsed. And the United States government used a bail out to have JP Morgan buy Bear Stearns. This has some people saying that America has been conned with a huge Ponzi securitization scam; the bubble has burst and it looks […]