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  • Aristotle: 4 Reasons Private Property Is Better Than Communal Property

    Aristotle: 4 Reasons Private Property Is Better Than Communal Property0

    • July 17, 2018

    In “The Communist Manifesto,” Karl Marx aptly summarized the implications of a communist society, stating that “the theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property.” As an institution, private property has been a crucial factor in the flourishing of Western society and its political thought. However, its defense

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  • Aristotle on Why Some Friendships Are Evil

    Aristotle on Why Some Friendships Are Evil0

    Good friendships seem worth celebrating. But for many of us, tensions can appear from time to time between being a good friend and doing “the right thing.” When faced with, for example, a situation where it’s tempting to lie to cover for a friend, it can seem as though friendship and morality are on a

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  • Aristotle on Real vs. False Courage

    Aristotle on Real vs. False Courage0

    It seems there is no shortage of problems promising to plague Americans in the coming months. Like the six hundred in Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade, there are (pardon the parody): “Riots to the right of them, ISIS to the left of them, Diving Wall Street in front of them” In the midst of

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  • Aristotle Can Help You Know Whether to Fire Off that Text or Email

    Aristotle Can Help You Know Whether to Fire Off that Text or Email0

    Suppose you want to get in touch with a friend. Once, your options for doing so might have been sparse: pick up the phone or write a letter. But these days, you have to decide: Should you call or text, use Snapchat, or reach out on Twitter, Messenger or Skype? Other considerations, whether it’s an

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  • Argument: The Christian God Doesn’t Seem Like Such a Good Father

    Argument: The Christian God Doesn’t Seem Like Such a Good Father0

    Is God a “good Father”? My answer: No. At least, not as many people conceive God. Consider two claims that I hear about God quite often:  Claim 1: God does not owe us anything.  Claim 2: All glory, honor, and praise must go to God alone.  It seems to me that when these claims appear alongside of

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  • Argentina’s President Javier Milei Takes a Torch to the Davos Elite

    Argentina’s President Javier Milei Takes a Torch to the Davos Elite5

    Javier Milei was sworn in as the president of Argentina less than two months ago, and he is already making a big splash at home and abroad. During his presidential campaign, the libertarian economist, former rock singer, and political outsider turned heads by wielding a literal chainsaw symbolizing his plans for Argentina’s bloated bureaucracy. A

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