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Karl Widerquist

Karl Widerquist is an American political philosopher and economist at Georgetown University on its campus in Qatar. He is best… more

Karl Widerquist
H-index: 18
Political science 38%
Economics 35%
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Today, pop-up pro-democracy protests in two New Orleans neighborhoods. Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- 6-7pm, Elysian Fields & St. Claude
- 6:30-6:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine
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Pop-up pro-democracy protest today, Monday, October 6, 5:30-5:50pm on St. Charles at 7th Street in New Orleans.
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Neighborhood pro-democracy pop-up protests are happening all over New Orleans this week, starting Monday, October 6, 5:30-5:50pm on St. Charles Avenue and 7th Street.
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Pro-democracy pop-up protest today (Saturday, September 4) 12:30-12:50pm on the neutral ground at Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Street in New Orleans
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Protests this morning and this evening (Sep. 2) at the Esplanade entrance to City Park in New Orleans:
- Thursday mornings, 7:30-8:30AM, City Park & Esplanade
- Thursday evenings, 6:00-7:00pm, City Park & Esplanade
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TODAY: Pop-up pro-democracy protests in two different New Orleans neighborhoods:
- 6:00-7:00pm, Elysian Fields & St. Claude
- 6:30-6:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine
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Two protests in two New Orleans neighborhoods today:
Tuesdays
•⁠ ⁠5:30-6:30pm, Carrollton & Zimpel
•⁠ ⁠6:15-6:35pm, Napoleon & Magazine
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I didn't expect I'd see a good review of my work in "The Independent Review" (a right-libertarian journal), but its review of my latest book was "good" in two ways: it was favorable to the book, and most of its suggestions about how the book could have been improved were good suggestions.
Book Review: Universal Basic Income , Karl Widerquist
In Universal Basic Income, Karl Widerquist offers an admirably concise yet substantive exploration of UBI, an unconditional cash payment distributed
www.independent.org
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Pop-up, pro-democracy protest today:
Monday, September 29, 5:30-5:50pm at St. Charles Ave. & 7th St. in New Orleans
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Wednesdays
- 6:00-7:00pm, Elysian Fields & St. Claude
- 6:30-6:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine
Thursdays
- Mornings, 7:30-8:30AM, City Park & Esplanade
- Evenings, 6:00-7:00pm, City Park & Esplanade
Saturdays
- 12:30-12:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine
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Stand up for Democracy, neighborhood pop-up protests around New Orleans:
Mondays
- 5:30-5:50pm, St. Charles Ave. & 7th St.
Tuesdays
- 5:30-6:30pm, Carrollton & Zimpel
- 6:15-6:35pm, Napoleon & Magazine...
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TOMORROW: Stand Up For Democracy pop-up protest 12:30-12:50pm on the neutral ground at Napoleon and Magazine in New Orleans
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Yeah, but the Roundheads were fighting more for Puritan religious fanaticism than for democracy as witnessed in part by their appointed of the Lord Protector.

They were better than the Cavaliers, but their cause was only marginally better.
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And they supported the guy who named himself "Lord Protector," ruled as a dictatorial absolutist, and attempted to leave his "protectorship" to his son when he died.
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TODAY: Thursday Sep. 25: pop-up pro-democracy protests morning and evening at the circle entrance to City Park at Esplanade, 7:30-8:30am and 6-7pm
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TOMORROW: Thursday Sep. 25: pop-up pro-democracy protests morning and evening at the circle entrance to City Park at Esplanade, 7:30-8:30am and 6-7pm
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Rethinking Economics – Ethical justifications of UBI [Audio]. By Nathan Greene. The Henrey George School Podcast, Episode 175, September 11, 2025
175. Rethinking Economics - Ethical Justifications of UBI
open.spotify.com
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If so, that's another reason why we need to get rid of the elites in charge
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... and 6-7pm at Elysian Fields & St. Claude
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Two neighborhood pop-up pro democracy protests tonight: 6:30-6:50pm at Napoleon & Magazine and ...
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How Universal Basic Income Reduces Sexual Exploitation... [audio interview of Karl Widerquist and Stacia West]. By Victoria Gugenheim and Elly Arrow, Red Light Exposé, September 18, 2015. Also available on podcast stream sites, such as Spotify and Apple.
Money is a Human Right, Buying Women Isn't! How Universal Basic Income Reduces Sexual Exploitatio...
YouTube video by Red Light Exposé
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TODAY: Honk for Democracy, pop-up protest 5:30-6:30pm, Tuesday, Sep. 23 at Carrollton and Zimpel, New Orleans
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This "review" sounds kind of like a commercial, but if somebody's going to make a commercial for my book for free, I'll take it: "Universal Basic Income Audiobook Review." By Ruth The Narrator, YouTube, Sep. 19, 2025
Universal Basic Income Audiobook Review 📖 | Karl Widerquist
YouTube video by Ruth The Narrator
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TODAY: Pop-up pro-Democracy protest, Monday, Sep. 22, 5:30-5:50pm on St. Charles at 7th St., New Orleans
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...
Wednesdays
o   6:00-7:00pm, Elysian Fields & St. Claude
o   6:30-6:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine
Thursdays
o   Mornings, 7:30-8:30AM, City Park & Esplanade
o   Evenings, 6:00-7:00pm, City Park & Esplanade
Saturdays, 12:30-12:50pm, Napoleon & Magazine
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Stand up for Democracy, neighborhood pop-up protests around New Orleans
Mondays, 5:30-5:50pm, St. Charles Ave. & 7th St.
Tuesdays
o   5:30-6:30pm, Carrollton & Zimpel
o   6:15-6:35pm, Napoleon & Magazine
...
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TODAY: Pop-up pro-democracy protest on the neutral ground at Napoleon & Magazine Street in Uptown New Orleans, Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025, 12:30-12:50pm

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