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Peter Singer Explains Why We Shouldn't Take Academics Seriously

Peter Singer issues a non-partisan critique of academia:If I am correct, the vast majority of us who live in developed nations are not living an even minimally decent ethical life. Almost all of us spend money on luxuries ? after all, even bottled water is a luxury when the water that comes out of the tap is free. Should we be spending money on that, and on other unnecessary items with much larger price tags, when the money we are spending on things we don't need could save a life?I hear academics go on and on and on about their love of the poor.  I wrote this love poem on behalf of those who suffer - as only an academic can suffer: They weep,Over $5 lattes,Knowing that the poor will starve.Academics love the poor.

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on June 16, 2009 (boomark / email).