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• Me, I'd see it as me finally paying attention to what the universe is telling us all.

  By  Belle, at 4:06 PM  

• Ha! I suppose that's a bit less egotistical way to look at it. :)

  By  Arbitrista, at 4:21 PM  

• What Krugman and other political analysts, as well as politicians, are noticing is that we are reaching a divergence point: the decisions we make in the short-term will have long-term consequences because we are in the transition period between economic, international, and environmental fundamentals. Economically we are transitioning from energy abundance to energy scarcity because of the rise of China and India. Internationally, we are transitioning from 50 years of bi-polarity and uni-polarity to multi-polarity because the uni-polar power has overstretched its resources. Environmentally, we are transitioning from low-impact human activity (only 1 global economic power) in a resilient climate to high-impact human activity (at least 3 global economic powers) in a vulnerable climate (polar ice caps melting, climate change). Our national political capacities have proven inadequate to address these shifts, and so everyone is trying to figure out the best way to approach these problems. Rawls is a natural source for solutions because he bases his entire theory of justice on decision mechanisms (the most just system is the most fair system, but how do we define fairness?). It's nice that you are finally noticing this trend.

  By  Marriah, at 4:40 PM  

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