Massive Multiplayer Original Position: John Rawl-zi and Video Game Justice
What can John Rawls’ “veil of ignorance” tell us about justice within video games—and outside of them?
Posts by Ben Adams on Overthinking It
The Banality of Evil (Origin Stories)
On The Wicked Witch, Darth Vader, and why their evil origin stories completely miss the roots of true evil.
UnderthinkingIt: A Naval Officer Reviews Battleship: The Movie
MISS.
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Law & Zero Dark Thirty
In the Global War on Terror, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The CIA, who investigate terrorists, and Navy SEALs, who shoot them in the face. These are their stories.
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Bartlet’s First Term: Graphed
Just how beloved was President Bartlet? What was his approval rating, and how did it stack up against real-life Commanders in Chief?
Bailey Building and Loan vs. Macy’s Incorporated
The relationship between moral people and moral institutions according to “Miracle on 34th Street” and “It’s a Wonderful Life”
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Miami Justice: Two Sides of the Same Coin
On punishment and vigilantism in “Dexter” and “Burn Notice”
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The Magic of the Law
Can magic be any substitute for law?
Systems, Not Sith: How Inter-service Rivalries Doomed the Galactic Empire
The soldiers and Officers of the Imperial Military will each have their own interests and loyalties. The Galactic Empire never had a chance.
Michael Bay-sian Economics
Negotiation strategies for a combustible society, with examples from Transformers, The Rock and Armageddon.
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