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  • He Persuaded the Columbine Killers Not to Murder Him

    He Persuaded the Columbine Killers Not to Murder Him0

    Nineteen years ago, one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history happened at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Thirteen lives were lost, and 13 families were forever changed. Evan Todd was one of the lucky ones. The first to be shot in the library, he persuaded the shooters not to murder him. “After

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  • HBO’s ‘Westworld’ is Amazing

    HBO’s ‘Westworld’ is Amazing0

    In HBO’s new series Westworld, the robots challenge the humans to moral and physical combat—and you might be surprised by who wins. Based upon Michael Crichton’s 1973 film, Westworld tells the story of a futuristic theme park where visitors pay to play dress-up in a fabricated landscape made to look like a cattle town in the

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  • Hayek: Social Justice Demands the Unequal Treatment of Individuals

    Hayek: Social Justice Demands the Unequal Treatment of Individuals0

    Social justice is one of those squishy terms that is not easy to define. One thing we know for certain: social justice is not the same thing as justice, an age-old idea that was the focus of such thinkers as Aristotle, Plato, Augustine of Hippo, Aquinas, and Hume. (After all, if social justice meant the

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  • Hayek Can Teach Trump the Key to Bringing Political Freedom to North Korea

    Hayek Can Teach Trump the Key to Bringing Political Freedom to North Korea0

    President Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un recently held a historic summit that captured the American public’s attention. Some commentators have argued that establishing a dialogue between the two countries is a meaningful step, but others criticize President Trump for not proposing that the dictator reform his oppressive regime, which is notorious for brutally executing political dissenters.   Perhaps the

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  • Having Babies Is Profoundly Immoral. We Should Move Towards Extinction, Say Bioethicists

    Having Babies Is Profoundly Immoral. We Should Move Towards Extinction, Say Bioethicists8

    The darkness grew apace; a cold wind began to blow in freshening gusts from the east, and the showering white flakes in the air increased in number. From the edge of the sea came a ripple and whisper. Beyond these lifeless sounds the world was silent. Silent? It would be hard to convey the stillness

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  • Have you thanked a retail worker?

    Have you thanked a retail worker?0

    Regarding the buildup to Christmas, C.S. Lewis had this to say: “Long before December 25th everyone is worn out — physically worn out by weeks of daily struggle in overcrowded shops, mentally worn out by the effort to remember all the right recipients and to think out suitable gifts for them. They are in no

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