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  • Is it Logical to Say that Health Care is a ‘Right’?

    Is it Logical to Say that Health Care is a ‘Right’?0

    In last week’s debate on Obamacare between former presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders, Sanders challenged Cruz to say that health care was a “right.” But what exactly does it mean to say that health care is a “right”? If you were to logically analyze the concept of “rights” you would discover that there

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  • Is It Important to Support Small Businesses?

    Is It Important to Support Small Businesses?0

    It’s difficult not to feel a degree of sympathy for those arrested at the “Democracy Spring” demonstration on Capitol Hill. They are, after all, highlighting the gross injustice at the heart of our present political and economic system. Take, for example, the fact that, between 2007 and 2012, the two hundred most politically active corporations

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  • Is it Finally a Convenient Time to Rein in Executive Power?

    Is it Finally a Convenient Time to Rein in Executive Power?0

    According to the polls, the overarching driving force behind Trump’s win was anger toward “elites.” Donald Trump’s election is a tremendous challenge for freedom. But like most challenges, it’s also an opportunity. We may have never had this much bipartisan, cross-ideological, popular support for wresting power away from government. As Jeffrey Tucker put it, “Everyone

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  • Is It Ever Okay to Make an ‘Ad Hominem’ Argument?

    Is It Ever Okay to Make an ‘Ad Hominem’ Argument?1

    From what I’ve seen, most of the Intellectual Takeout audience values logic, and would like to see their fellow Americans resort to it more often. However, it’s important to not only value logic, but to use it correctly. With that in mind, I wanted to briefly address the logical fallacy most often referenced on our

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  • Is it Ethical to Encourage Teens to Get Abortions and Profit From it?

    Is it Ethical to Encourage Teens to Get Abortions and Profit From it?0

    As the parent of young children, I’m in the habit of looking over everything my kids read or watch. It’s not that hard; I buy every book and they’re really only allowed to watch the PBS show Daniel Tiger, and an Amazon show called Tumble Leaf. Before letting them watch either show, I screened a

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  • Is It Better to Beat Temptation or Never Feel Tempted at All?

    Is It Better to Beat Temptation or Never Feel Tempted at All?0

    When was the last time you were tempted, even briefly, to do something a little immoral? To lie, betray a friend’s confidence, cut in line, or take a little more than your share? I’m willing to bet it was today. Maybe in the past hour. Larger temptations hound us too, especially those involving sex or

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