Over the summer, Texas enacted SB 8, which prohibits the performance of an abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy. This restriction is unconstitutional under prevailing Supreme Court precedent. To insulate the restriction from being overturned, the Texas law does not follow the … Read more
Registration for this Zoom event is required. REGISTER HERE. Event Description: In this talk, Dan Ariely will describe some of his experiences helping the Israeli government during the COVID-19 crisis. He will focus specifically on issues concerning conspiracy theories, … Read more
Salon Leaders: Joseph Porter (Affiliated Graduate Student) and Ben Mabry (political scientist) Salon Description: By some counts, the United States government has attempted to overthrow over fifty regimes since 1949. But the recent withdrawal from Afghanistan—marking the end of the … Read more
"We are just following the science” has been a frequent justification for policy by politicians in the pandemic. There has been a steadfast refusal to explicitly address the ethical values relevant to policy making, with the veneer that these … Read more
EVENT DESCRIPTION: President Joe Biden announced on September 15, 2021 a new U.S. security alliance with Australia and Britain (AUKUS) that will equip Australia with a nuclear submarine fleet: "Through AUKUS, our governments will strengthen the ability of each to … Read more
Venue: Gourmet Kingdom Salon Leader: Delaney Thull Salon Description: Two areas of internet law are anti-trust legislation and data privacy. A third rapidly developing topic in internet law is about content moderation on social media: the advertisements, posts, articles, and … Read more
Venue: Hamilton Hall 100 Event Description: On June 3, 2021, the White House issued a National Security Study Memorandum establishing the fight against corruption as a core United States national security interest. The presentation will offer an overview of the … Read more
VENUE: Caldwell Hall 105 Event Description: In contemporary political discussions, it is depressingly common to see people criticized for expressing impure beliefs. Moreover, those who sometimes defect from their tribe are criticized for failing to be firmly enough on the … Read more
Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/91459956146 Want to understand the complex world in which we live? Consider UNC’s five-course minor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics that lets you satisfy Gen. Ed. requirements with an assortment of courses that together add up to more than the sum of … Read more
Zoom Link: https://unc.zoom.us/j/92945271220 If you are a graduate student interested in becoming affiliated with UNC’s PPE program, join us for a casual meet and greet/information session on Zoom. Our Affiliated Graduate Students form a thoughtful community on campus that hosts … Read more
Venue: Zoom Registration is required. Event Description: During the COVID-19 pandemic, false beliefs have spread that fall outside our normal understanding of misinformation. In this talk, I use network models to discuss two ways this happens. In the first, … Read more
In collaboration with the DUKE/UNC Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program Learn more and register here: https://humanities.unc.edu/event/institutions-rights-and-society-a-philosophy-politics-and-economics-exploration/ First created at Oxford University in the 1920s, the field of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) cultivates unique interdisciplinary perspectives on ideas that shape … Read more
