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  • If You “Do No Harm,” Should They Leave You Alone?

    If You “Do No Harm,” Should They Leave You Alone?0

    • August 8, 2016

    The “do no harm” principle underlies many political and social arguments made over the last few decades. Essentially, its proponents believe that as long as one person doesn’t harm another, then he or she should be free to do whatever. Naturally, the thinking then extends to relationships between people as long as everyone involved consents.

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  • If Women are Better Doctors, Aren’t Men Better Firefighters?

    If Women are Better Doctors, Aren’t Men Better Firefighters?0

    Men and women are made differently and possess different skills and attributes. This is one of those statements that used to be uncontroversial and incontrovertible, but in the last few years become politically incorrect to utter. Female applicants to the New York City Fire Department are held to a different standard than men in the

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  • If We’re All So Connected, Why are Our Kids so Lonely?

    If We’re All So Connected, Why are Our Kids so Lonely?6

    Heading out on an overnight school trip, my daughter spent 90 minutes each way on the bus with her classmates. Before the trip, the school laid out the electronic use policy—students would be allowed to use iPhones and iPads on the drive to and from their retreat but not during their stay. A few parents

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  • If Voting Rights Are Sacred, Why Are We So Sacrilegious?

    If Voting Rights Are Sacred, Why Are We So Sacrilegious?0

    We are now entering the “silly season” of electoral politics. As the presidential campaign gets closer to Labor Day, the race begins in earnest. Candidates and their surrogates attack each other, and campaigns aren’t above using scare tactics to motivate voters. It seems to get worse with each successive election cycle. While hardly a novel

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  • If the Constitution Was Written Like Campus Speech Codes

    If the Constitution Was Written Like Campus Speech Codes0

    We don’t know for certain if Voltaire actually said, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Nonetheless, it’s a sentiment that has been a cornerstone of Western culture since the Enlightenment, and free speech is a right enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.   But

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  • If Social Media Wants to Play Doctor, They Should Prepare for Malpractice Suits

    If Social Media Wants to Play Doctor, They Should Prepare for Malpractice Suits0

    Most people understand that the constitutional guarantee of free speech does not include falsely yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater. A panicked mob can crush or trample weak and vulnerable people as the instinct to survive overtakes common decency. This maxim came to mind when Breitbart announced that Twitter and Facebook censored a press conference

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