(Sam Abrams, USA, 06/30/22 8:58 am)
This analysis of the Supreme Court's disregard for foreign practice in Carson v. Makin might be of interest to the WAIS readership:
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The Habit Does Not Make the Monk: Politics of Pro-Choice in Spain
(Consoly Leon Arias, Spain / Canary, 06/30/22 8:19 am)
John E asked how I can belong both to the Spanish Right and have a pro-choice position on abortion.
John's assumptions are mistaken. It is not my intention to impress anyone through my WAIS
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"We Give Birth, We Decide": Is This a Legitimate Point?
(Cameron Sawyer, USA, 06/30/22 6:59 am)
Consoly Leon Arias wrote that the abortion question should be decided on the basis of the principle that "We give birth, therefore we decide."
However much one understands the pro-choi
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NATO to Augment "Forward Defense" Troops: Madrid Summit
(Eugenio Battaglia, Italy, 06/30/22 4:18 am)
The present NATO meeting in Spain, in spite of local protests, is moving ahead towards WWIII. Even more concerning, I am not sure that it will win. In reality, NATO has not isolated Russia. Rat
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Posts on 06/29/22
"We Give Birth; We Decide"
(Consoly Leon Arias, Spain / Canary, 06/29/22 8:43 am)
At present the horizon of human reproduction is full of doubts, fears and expectations. While countless women put themselves in the hands of the technology of aiding procreation, others do everything
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In Defense of Gold
(Tor Guimaraes, USA, 06/29/22 4:06 am)
John Eipper asked, "Tor, several times on WAIS you've lamented the US abandonment of the gold standard. Can you elaborate? No nation today has more than a symbolic connection to the preciou
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TODAY: US Foreign Policy and International Engagement: A Virtual Forum
(Muqtedar Khan, USA, 06/29/22 3:31 am)
You are all invited to a virtual Open Forum sponsored by the Study of US Institutes on Foreign Policy at the University of Delaware. International scholars from Turkey, Israel, Pakistan, Chile and Rus
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Posts on 06/28/22
On Abortion in the US, It *Is* Possible to Have a Reasonable Conversation
(Cameron Sawyer, USA, 06/28/22 11:32 am)
JE commented: "As for Dobbs not banning abortion, let's look at it this way. Can we really believe that the five majority judges were concerned with constitutional principles, or with layin
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Further Thoughts on De-Dollarization
(Tor Guimaraes, USA, 06/28/22 7:26 am)
I was surprised by Cameron Sawyer's surprise at his encounter with a Chinese economist, who said that "Russia, China and several other countries are working on the creation of a new commoditi
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Japan Slowly Embraces Multiculturalism (from Edward Mears)
(John Eipper, USA, 06/28/22 3:29 am)
Edward Mears writes:
Many thanks to you, Tor Guimaraes and others for the warm "official" welcome to WAIS. I am honored to join the ranks of this diverse group of academics an
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