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  • Dostoevsky and American Despair: The Penalty of Nihilism

    Dostoevsky and American Despair: The Penalty of Nihilism3

    These chilling words, ringing with despair, come from one of the most striking characters in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1866 novel Crime and Punishment, Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov: We always imagine eternity as something beyond our conception, something vast, vast! But why must it be vast? Instead of all that, what if it’s one little room, like a

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  • Donations to NRA Triple Amid Demands for Stricter Gun Control

    Donations to NRA Triple Amid Demands for Stricter Gun Control0

    Donations to the National Rifle Association’s political action committee more than tripled amid heightened calls for stricter gun control laws. After a 19-year-old with an AR 15-style rifle took 17 lives Feb. 14 at a high school in Parkland, Florida, some Americans demanded more restrictions on gun ownership. A retired Supreme Court justice, John Paul

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  • Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the Death of Human Dignity

    Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the Death of Human Dignity0

    So much has been said and written about the present Presidential election campaign that many of us are no doubt feeling overloaded with unwanted and ill-tempered debate and are suffering from political-spin-fatigue. This being so, I have no desire to add to the political overload nor do I intend to descend to the sewers and

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  • Donald Trump Could Shock a Divided Nation Back to Life

    Donald Trump Could Shock a Divided Nation Back to Life0

    “Partnership, not conflict,” were the words spoken by President-elect Donald Trump during his acceptance speech. That collaborative approach is what my scholarship on good governance shows is required for effective public administration. That is also what effective and sustainable leadership demands of the Republican Party, which is now in a position to govern with a

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  • Don’t Trust Your Doctor? Post-COVID, Over Half of Americans Don’t

    Don’t Trust Your Doctor? Post-COVID, Over Half of Americans Don’t5

    In April 2020, 72 percent of Americans trusted physicians and hospitals. That number fell to just 40 percent by January of 2024. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, the politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic is to blame. After years of lockdowns and mandates, less than half of Americans trust their medical system.

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  • Don’t Release Prison Inmates Due to COVID-19

    Don’t Release Prison Inmates Due to COVID-190

    Criminals are being released from jail due to the coronavirus pandemic, especially in progressive states. But states should think twice about letting criminals out, because it won’t save lives. Instead, it will spread the disease far and wide, and increase the crime rate, including murders and rapes. Supporters of releasing criminals say it will protect them from catching

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