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  • Is Global ‘Democracy’ America’s Mission?

    Is Global ‘Democracy’ America’s Mission?0

    “In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security,” said President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address. “This is a real test. It’s going to take time.” Thus did Biden frame the struggle of our time

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  • Is Gender Equality a Self-defeating Goal?

    Is Gender Equality a Self-defeating Goal?0

    One of the great obsessions of politics and economics today is “gender equality”. This is the doctrine that men and women should be equally represented in public office and in currently male dominated professions, enjoy equal average earnings and do an equal amount of domestic work. Obviously, we are not there yet, but countless academics are beavering

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  • Is Gender Dysphoria a Fad?

    Is Gender Dysphoria a Fad?2

    Every adult knows the myriad challenges of adolescence. The hormones. The confusion. The pressure. It’s a period when it’s not unusual for teens to gain freedom, drift from Mom and Dad, and be introduced to alcohol, drugs, and sex. This would be difficult enough, but children are then usually thrust into large schools with other

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  • Is Freedom of Religion Being Eclipsed in America?

    Is Freedom of Religion Being Eclipsed in America?0

    Over the weekend, President Obama made some revealing comments about the freedom of religion. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, President Obama said: “We affirm that we cherish our religious freedom and are profoundly respectful of religious traditions, but we also have to say clearly that our religious freedom doesn’t grant us the freedom to

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  • Is Freedom a Radical Idea?

    Is Freedom a Radical Idea?0

    The answer to the question “Is freedom a radical idea” is:  no and yes. Let me explain. Starting with the “no”:  Most children grow up learning the libertarian, or nonaggression, ethic. Parents say: “Don’t hit, don’t take other kids’ stuff without asking, and don’t break your promises.” Nothing radical – in the sense of out

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  • Is Free Will an Illusion?

    Is Free Will an Illusion?0

    A little more than a year ago, I had the chance to talk with an extremely intelligent and talented scholar, one who had justly won a number of major awards. As we began to talk rather civilly over coffee and tea about our understandings of modern academia, this person said with some exasperation after I told

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