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  • Are There ‘Moral Absolutes’?

    Are There ‘Moral Absolutes’?0

    • March 8, 2016

    In a post last weekend, I argued that teleological moral theory, while understandably popular, falls short in two ways: It asks us to play God, and would license any horrible act when that would seem to contribute to overall human well-being. Deontological theories—from the Greek deon, meaning “duty”?—address these problems. Broadly speaking, deontological theories entail

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  • Are the US and China Stumbling Toward an ‘Islands War’?

    Are the US and China Stumbling Toward an ‘Islands War’?0

    In a diplomatic coup, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a deal last week with the U.K. and U.S. to have those Anglo-American allies help build a nuclear-powered submarine fleet for Australia. A $66 billion French deal to provide Canberra with diesel electric-powered submarines, among the largest defense contracts Paris had ever negotiated, was blown off.

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  • Are the Halcyon Days Over for Joe Biden?

    Are the Halcyon Days Over for Joe Biden?0

    On taking the oath of office, Jan. 20, Joe Biden may not have realized it, but history had dealt him a pair of aces. The COVID-19 pandemic had reached its apex, infecting a quarter of a million Americans every day. Yet, due to the discovery and distribution of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the incidence

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  • Are the Good Times Over for Joe?

    Are the Good Times Over for Joe?0

    “When sorrows come,” said King Claudius, “they come not single spies but in battalions.” As the king found out. So it seems with President Joe Biden, who must be asking himself the question Merle Haggard asked: “Are the good times really over for good?” Consider the critical issue with voters today: the state of the

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  • Are the Good Times Over for Biden?

    Are the Good Times Over for Biden?0

    Are the Democrats headed for their Little Bighorn, with President Joe Biden as Col. Custer? The wish, you suggest, is father to the thought. Yet, consider. On taking office, Biden held a winning hand. Three vaccines, with excellent efficacy rates, had been created and were being administered at a rate of a million shots a

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  • Are Thank-You Notes Becoming a Thing of the Past?

    Are Thank-You Notes Becoming a Thing of the Past?0

    Several years ago, my grandmother received a note from one of my young cousins which made her cry. If I recall correctly, the tears were of delight rather than sadness, for the note graciously thanked her for a trifle which many would have normally overlooked. Unfortunately, receiving a handwritten thank-you note seems to be increasingly

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