We typically use the Peace Prize as a yardstick for merit. But Wittgenstein's ruler tells us that the laureates ca be used to measure the award.

Under Jagland's leadership, the committee awarded the prize to Barack Obama in 2009. President Obama later expanded the drone war and authorized extrajudicial killings of Americans, such as Anwar al-Awlaki.

A short piece on Wittgenstein's ruler and the Peace Prize.

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