Dear Liberal Carnivalers,

Batocchio has posted this biweek's edition of Carnival of the Liberals with a focus on human rights. The ten posts he selected, all well worth your time to read, can be found at his blog Vagabond Scholar.

Edition #64 will be on brought to us courtesy of Brave Sir Robin on May 7th with a May 5th deadline. The theme this time is "Thinking Liberally, Thinking Positively". That's right, no nattering naybobs of negativity this time around! Check the call for submissions at the link for the details.

Before I lose your attention completely, the theme for Edition #65 is skepticism and critical thinking in American politics. #65 will be hosted by me on May 21st. I'll post a formal call-for-submissions type post in a few days but of particular interest to me are instances where skepticism and critical thinking have given way to irrationality and how those instances have shaped politics. Conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, global warming (and other forms of) denialism, and reactionary populism all fall under this general rubrick and there are plenty of examples both historical and current.

Liberally yours,
-- Leo ("tng") Lincourt
http://www.neuralgourmet.com
http://www.carnivaloftheliberals.com