Date: January 26, 2021, 6:00pm ET Via Zoom (registration required) If you think you might be interested in the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Minor or you think you might just be interested in learning about our programming, please come to this informational meeting! Click here to register on the PPE website.

Is Big Tech too big?  Do companies like Facebook and Google have too much power?  Do they stifle competition?  The Federal government and many states sued each company, arguing that consumers would be better served if Facebook and Google were broken up. Join this PPE salon, led by Professor Jeff Spinner-Halev, to discuss the anti-trust issues at stake in these lawsuits.To prepare for this salon, please listen to the following two short podcasts, links below. Google podcast; Facebook podcast This salon is open…

Immigration policy has been the focus on increasingly heated debates in the U.S. the past few years. Policymakers face difficult questions regarding the treatment of Central American migrants at the southern border, whether to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently residing in the country, as well as whether to create a “merit-based” immigration system. A fundamental question underlying these issues is whether legitimate states have a moral right to control their borders. In this PPE salon, led…

with Joshua Cohen (UC Berkeley and Apple University), and Matt Zwolinski (University of San Diego) via Zoom Event Description: In March 2020, the landscape of work was transformed for most American workers. Many people lost their jobs. Others were furloughed, or had their benefits reduced. Those who stayed in the workplace were asked to work under new constraints and in a new landscape of risk. Those who had their work move online were required, at the same time, to learn to navigate new…