The Philosopher's Beard

Essays in philosophy, politics and economics by Thomas R. Wells

Sunday, 8 June 2025

Tiny Countries Should Not Exist

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There is no good reason for tiny countries to exist, and we should stop making more of them. The World Bank classifies 40 countries as '...
Sunday, 1 June 2025

Stop Occupying The Universities!

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A University Occupation in The Netherlands - via  de Volkskrant Universities in several countries in the Global North have been targeted by ...
Saturday, 15 February 2025

Unconventional Ways To Contribute To Climate Care: World Peace, Ozempic, Economic Growth

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It is widely recognised that climate change is so hard to deal with because it is a super wicked problem . Every part of it is connected to ...
Saturday, 8 February 2025

The Climate Change Policy Problem: Why Can’t The World Do The Right And Obvious Thing?

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Source Many of those who care deeply about the environment find the climate change policy problem baffling. This includes the climate scie...
Friday, 27 December 2024

Billionaires Are Not As Rich As We And They Like To Pretend

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The Scrooge McDuck model of obscene wealth, as propagated by inequality activists  There are supposedly more than 2,500 billionaires in the ...
Monday, 16 December 2024

The Case Against Bottle Deposits

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A common sight in Europe: poor person searching bare-handed through garbage bins in search of deposit bottles Many environmentalists support...
Monday, 9 December 2024

Artificial Wombs: A Technological (Partial) Solution To Gender Injustice and Global Fertility Collapse?

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An artificial womb that allowed the entire gestation of babies to take place outside the human body would be an enormous benefit to humanity...
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