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It is said that there is no honor among thieves. The phrase, as it is used colloquially, refers to any group that engages in criminal behavior. It does not refer only to thieves. The idea is this: if you are a thief, then you never want to trust the word of another thief. You can always assume that the other thief will rat you out if it gives them any sort of advantage. You can find a clear example in the  prisoners' dilemma . Here's an illustration: suppose that there are two thieves, A and B. The police caught A and B red-handed taking property from a house. The police, therefore, has evidence that both A and B have committed theft (defined as the unlawful taking of another's property, without the use of violence).  At the same time, the police discovered the owner of the house beaten and bruised in an alley nearby. The police suspect that A and B ambushed the owner of the house, stole his house keys, and went on their way to steal from the house. If this were true, then ...

WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? Depending on how one views the conflict, it is either (a) a genuine move by Russia to defend minorities in the Donbass region of Ukraine, (b) a Russian retaking of territory it has a right to possess through historical occupation, or (c) a continuation of Cold War-era tensions between Russia and the US and its allies. The first and second views are widely criticized by Western media as Russian propaganda. The third view takes on a more realist approach to international relations, though, as will be explained, it can be used to justify inaction and some “moral dessert” arguments that tend to shift the focus away from the humanitarian cost of the conflict. For the first view, it is pointed out how strange it is for Russia to claim that it wants to “deNazify” a country with a Jew as the head of state. Some activists have warned against believing Western propaganda while at the same time repeating pro-Russia propaganda discussion points. [1]   It’s certainly impor...