AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION. You’re invited: ACLS virtual event on diversity in the humanities with Anita Allen

 

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) will present “How Do We Get There?: Accelerating Diversity in Slow to Change Humanities Fields,” on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at 4 p.m. Eastern.   This virtual roundtable discussion will explore the history, underlying biases, and current state of humanities fields that remain largely homogeneous, and thoughtfully consider solutions for addressing these issues. The following panelists will share their experiences and perspectives: Anita L. Allen, Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School Philip Ewell, Associate Professor of Music Theory, Hunter College of the City University of New York Cord Whitaker, Associate Professor of English, Wellesley College The discussion will be moderated by Pauline Saliga, executive director of the Society of Architectural Historians, which has been actively addressing ways to advance diversity in its field.     This event marks the second event in the ACLS’s Humanistic Knowledge for the 21st Century series. Learn more about ACLS and its commitment to inclusive excellence.   This live event will be recorded and shared on the ACLS website.

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UPDATE: THE 2020 ELECTION: ANOTHER REVIEW...MORE OF THE SAME? GOOD IDEA TEXAS A.G.

FROM TWITTER:

Texas AG sues over election results in four battleground states

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania from voting in the Electoral College. Experts say there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

BRILLIANT A.G. PAXTON. ALL 5 STATES SHOULD COME TOGETHER, AND ANALYZE THE RESULTS FOR ANY "FRAUDULENT" OR "BOGUS" RESULTS FROM THE 2020 ELECTION. THAT WAY YOU CAN SHOW THE WORLD HOW MUCH BETTER TEXAS IS WHEN INVESTIGATING CONTROVERSIAL ELECTION RESULTS.

HERE ARE THE RESULTS FROM THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN THE LONE STAR STATE.

(COMPARED WITH THE 2016 ELECTION.)

WITH DONALD TRUMP STILL ATTEMPTING TO STEAL ANOTHER ELECTION, I THOUGHT ANOTHER REVIEW WOULD HELP SHED SOME MORE LIGHT ON THE TRUE NATURE OF HIS SUPPORT. TO DO THAT, WHAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE THAN A LOOK AT ONE OF HIS "STRONGHOLDS."

The following results are so absurd, that it's tough to blame just one person or party. Of all the bogus results that I have come across in the 2016 and 2020 Presidential elections, this stands alone. THE FACT THAT NO POLITICAL PARTY/ORGANIZATION OR MEDIA OUTLET HAS COMMENTED ON THESE "UNIQUE" RESULTS IS TELLING, AND THAT TOGETHER WITH THE 2020 RESULTS IN FLORIDA AND OHIO SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT NEITHER PARTY CAN BE TRUSTED TO ACTUALLY OPERATE AN ELECTION WITH MINIMAL GUARANTEES OF HONESTY AND ACCURACY IN SOME STATES. 

ALONG WITH THE BOGUS RESULTS FROM THE 2016  PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IT INDICATES A TREND TO ALLOW IMPROBABLE AND UNREALISTIC RETURNS IN SPECIFIC STATES TO GO UNCHALLENGED, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ALLOWING UNEVIDENCED, IRRATIONAL AND INVALID ACCUSATIONS ABOUT ELECTION FRAUD AGAINST OTHER STATES BECOME NATIONAL NEWS BY REFUSING TO CONFRONT AN UNSCRUPULOUS DEMAGOGUE.

THIS IS NOT JUST A CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY AT WORK. (DONALD TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY).  IT WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS THE OPPOSITION PARTY OFFERED LITTLE OR NO RESISTANCE...AND THEY DON'T. (CHUCK SCHUMER AND SENATE DEMOCRATS.)

WITH THAT SAID, I PRESENT THE PRESIDENTIAL RETURNS FOR 2016 AND 2020 FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS.

2020 United States presidential election in Texas^[69]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Donald Trump Mike Pence	5,890,347	52.06%	-0.17%
	Democratic	Joe Biden Kamala Harris	5,259,126	46.48%	+3.24%
	Libertarian	Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen	126,243	1.12%	-2.04%
	Green	Howie Hawkins Angela Walker	33,396	0.30%	-0.50%
	Write-in		5,944	0.04%	-0.53%
Total votes			11,315,056	100.00%

2016 United States presidential election in Texas[31]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Donald Trump	Mike Pence	4,685,047	52.23%	36
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	Tim Kaine	3,877,868	43.24%	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	William Weld	283,492	3.16%	0
	Green	Jill Stein	Ajamu Baraka	71,558	0.80%	0
	Write-in	Various candidates	Various candidates	51,261	0.57%	0
	Republican	John Kasich[b]	Carly Fiorina[b]	0	0.00%	1
	Libertarian[32]	Ron Paul[b]	Mike Pence[c]	0	0.00%	1
Totals				8,969,226	100.00%	38
Turnout (VAP)						46.45%[33]

CHANGE FROM 2016-2020.

STATE TOAL-  + 2,345,830, 26.2%

REPUBLICAN TOTAL-  +1,205,300, 25.7%

DEMOCRATIC TOTAL-  +1,381,258, 35.6%

THE REPUBLICAN AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTIES INCREASED 

THEIR COMBINED TOTALS 2,586,558 VOTES, 30.2%, WHICH IS

240,728 VOTES MORE THAN THE INCREASE FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.

WHAT IS REALLY INTERESTING IS:

THE # OF VOTES CAST FOR CANDIDATES

NEITHER REP. OR DEM. DECREASED BY : - 240,748

406,331-165,583= 240,748, OR 59.2%  BETWEEN 2016-2020.

THE DECREASE IN THE # OF NON-REP./DEM. VOTES BETWEEN 2016-2020: - 240,748

IS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE COMBINED TOTALS OF INCREASED VOTES 

FOR BOTH PARTIES 2016-2020: 240,728.

SO LET'S CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: THE STATEWIDE % OF THE TOTAL VOTE FOR

DONALD TRUMP REMAINED ABOUT THE SAME: 52.23% to 52.06% from 2016-2020,

WHILE THE DEMOCRATS INCREASED THEIR % OF THE STATE VOTE BY  43.24% TO 46.48%,

BOLSTERED BY A 35.6% INCREASE IN THE TOTAL  # OF VOTES FOR THE PARTY.

...AND THEY STILL LOST TEXAS.

AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION. General Discussion Digest for Monday December 7, 2020.

 

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started 12 hours ago, W. John Koolage (0 replies) Publicly Engaged Philoosphy    1.  I have been thinking about the ways in which... W. John Koolage

Blast from the past.: Tuesday, December 17, 2019. HOW LOW CAN WE GO? WITH TRUMP, YOU NEVER KNOW.

THE FOLLOWING ARE MY DEFINITIONS, BUT I THINK THEY ARE REASONABLY CLOSE TO WHAT WOULD BE FOUND IN BOTH CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LAW.

A PUBLIC SERVANT OR ELECTED OFFICIAL HAS A DUTY TO WORK ON BEHALF OF THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THE ACTIONS AND DECISIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE DEFINED BY THE POSITION OCCUPIED BY THE INDIVIDUAL. 

TO USE SUCH A POSITION TO ENRICH YOURSELF, AND/OR A SELECTED GROUP, BY MAKING DECISIONS THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT THOSE WHO ARE PART OF THE POPULATION THAT FALLS UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVANT OR ELECTED OFFICIALS DIRECT INFLUENCE, SET BY LAW, IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

SIMPLY PUT: PUTTING SELF-INTEREST ABOVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST.


WITH THAT BEING SAID, HOW IS DONALD TRUMP STILL ALLOWED TO ENDORSE PRIVATE INSURANCE PRODUCTS? EVEN WORSE, HE USES THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT TO DO SO. 

TO HAVE HIM USE HIS OFFICE TO END THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, WHICH BENEFITS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ENDORSING PRIVATE INSURANCE PRODUCTS, IS AN OBSCENITY.

MY GOD, DOES HE JUST DO WHAT HE WANTS, WITH NO ONE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WILLING TO STAND UP AND SAY: "NO MORE,YOU CAN'T DO THIS." 

(SORRY, BUT I DO NOT EXPECT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO OBJECT TO ANYTHING HE DOES. THAT WOULD TAKE INTEGRITY AND HONOR, TWO TRAITS THEY NO LONGER POSSESS.)

I HAVE NOT TOUCHED ON THE "YOU CAN'T ARREST A SITTING PRESIDENT" CONTROVERSY, BECAUSE I DIDN'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. SINCE, THERE IS NOWHERE IN THE CONSTITUTION, OR JUDICIAL PRECEDENT, THAT GUARANTEES ANY AMERICAN CITIZEN AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO BEHAVE AS THEY CHOOSE,WITH NO LEGAL CONSEQUENCES, I DID NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY REASON TO ADDRESS THE SUBJECT. OH WELL, STAY TUNED.