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  • Can Bad People Truly Be Happy?

    Can Bad People Truly Be Happy?0

    • October 22, 2015

    It can be frustrating when those who are unkind to us, who wrong us, or who commit injustices toward others are successful by worldly standards. Perhaps they have plenty of friends, good jobs, power, or a lot of money.   But according to Plato in his dialogue Gorgias, those who do bad things cannot truly

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  • Can Babies Defeat Marx?

    Can Babies Defeat Marx?0

    A close friend of mine just had her fourth child. I am delighted! One might say baby-holding is a hobby of mine, so the more of them there are, the better I like it. But not everyone agrees with me. Oh, they may like babies, but they’re also terrified of what the future may hold

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  • Can Apes Read Your Mind?

    Can Apes Read Your Mind?0

    One of the things that defines humans most is our ability to read others’ minds – that is, to make inferences about what others are thinking. To build or maintain relationships, we offer gifts and services – not arbitrarily, but with the recipient’s desires in mind. When we communicate, we do our best to take

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  • Can Americans Remember the Virtue of Independence (and the Corrosiveness of Dependence)?

    Can Americans Remember the Virtue of Independence (and the Corrosiveness of Dependence)?0

    If this 4th of July you reflect on the future of liberty, you will not be alone. Many Americans believe freedom is in decline. The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom confirms the decline. Their latest 2018 data places the United States as only the 18th freest country in the world. Are politicians to blame? Or, do the politicians

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  • Can Americans Be Friends Again?

    Can Americans Be Friends Again?0

    George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, was a man remarkable for civility, that precious but vanishing virtue in public life. He left a note for his successor, Bill Clinton, in the Oval Office on the day of the inauguration. “Dear Bill,” it read, “I wish you great happiness here. I never felt

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  • Can American Students Be Ready for College When They Read at an 8th Grade Level?

    Can American Students Be Ready for College When They Read at an 8th Grade Level?0

    A friend of mine recently told me that her family was having a discussion when a particular word was used. Her two teenage daughters looked confused and asked, “What does that mean?” Without missing a beat, her younger son, still in middle school, looked up from where he was reading on the sofa and calmly

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