Will Patterson, PhD
@wrpatterson.bsky.social
PhD International Studies
Humanist, Judoka
Former Professor, Old Dominion University and Camp Community College
Former Social Scientist, US Army
Former Detective, Virginia Beach Police Dept
Author: “Democratic Counterinsurgents”
“Markets and Conflict”
Humanist, Judoka
Former Professor, Old Dominion University and Camp Community College
Former Social Scientist, US Army
Former Detective, Virginia Beach Police Dept
Author: “Democratic Counterinsurgents”
“Markets and Conflict”
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
Giraffes on the side of the road as I drove home yesterday.
February 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Giraffes on the side of the road as I drove home yesterday.
I’ve been blocked on FB by actor William Zabka for pointing out his false claims that the government cancelled insurance in California. It was in fact the decision of private insurance companies who either raised their rates or cancelled policies in areas made higher risk due to climate change.
January 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’ve been blocked on FB by actor William Zabka for pointing out his false claims that the government cancelled insurance in California. It was in fact the decision of private insurance companies who either raised their rates or cancelled policies in areas made higher risk due to climate change.
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January 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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The planet just broke another heat record in 2024 and we are still electing climate deniers.
January 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The planet just broke another heat record in 2024 and we are still electing climate deniers.
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"Earth breaks yearly heat record and lurches past dangerous warming threshold" by Seth Borenstein for the @apnews.com: www.wftv.com/news/world/e...
Earth breaks yearly heat record and lurches past dangerous warming threshold
Global temperatures in 2024 soared to yet another record level, but this time it was such a big jump that Earth temporarily passed a major symbolic climate threshold
www.wftv.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"Earth breaks yearly heat record and lurches past dangerous warming threshold" by Seth Borenstein for the @apnews.com: www.wftv.com/news/world/e...
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Exiled Mozambique leader returns after months of violence in bid for power
https://www.ft.com/content/ece9753c-9454-409e-9804-d2d4132cf335
https://www.ft.com/content/ece9753c-9454-409e-9804-d2d4132cf335
Exiled Mozambique leader returns after months of violence in bid for power
Venâncio Mondlane holds ‘inauguration’ at airport amid fears that deadly stand-off with ruling party could destabilise region
www.ft.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Exiled Mozambique leader returns after months of violence in bid for power
https://www.ft.com/content/ece9753c-9454-409e-9804-d2d4132cf335
https://www.ft.com/content/ece9753c-9454-409e-9804-d2d4132cf335
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In 2019 I gave an Inaugural Lecture for the Oxford Chair I’ve recently stepped down from: The Alfred Landecker Chair of Values and Public Policy. “Political Ideology of the 1930s: Lessons for the 2020s.” Was hoping by now it would be obsolete. Sadly not.
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January 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
In 2019 I gave an Inaugural Lecture for the Oxford Chair I’ve recently stepped down from: The Alfred Landecker Chair of Values and Public Policy. “Political Ideology of the 1930s: Lessons for the 2020s.” Was hoping by now it would be obsolete. Sadly not.
www.youtube.com/live/06hCYej...
www.youtube.com/live/06hCYej...
My signed photo of Sean Astin. Goonies never die!
January 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My signed photo of Sean Astin. Goonies never die!
November 18, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Jazz Festival Madrid 2024, The Cyrus Chestnut Trio
November 18, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Jazz Festival Madrid 2024, The Cyrus Chestnut Trio
Great magic show! El Mago Pop in Madrid!
November 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Great magic show! El Mago Pop in Madrid!
My latest article on the problem of evil is published with International Journal for Philosophy of Religion.
“The Problem of the Distribution of Evil and a Fluctuating Maximal God.”
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“The Problem of the Distribution of Evil and a Fluctuating Maximal God.”
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The problem of the distribution of evil and a fluctuating maximal god - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
With the goal of explaining the maldistribution of evil in the world, Asha Lancaster-Thomas has recently (2023) expounded upon the idea of a fluctuating maximal God (FMG) that she and others developed...
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November 13, 2024 at 7:46 PM
My latest article on the problem of evil is published with International Journal for Philosophy of Religion.
“The Problem of the Distribution of Evil and a Fluctuating Maximal God.”
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“The Problem of the Distribution of Evil and a Fluctuating Maximal God.”
link.springer.com/article/10.1...