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  • The Case of the Silent Voter

    The Case of the Silent Voter0

    By now you may have heard of the silent voter. The silent voter is nothing new. The New York Times identified this phenomenon way back in November of 1886, describing it as “the vote which helps make what are called tidal waves in politics.” In more recent years, the silent voter seems to reside in

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  • The Case for Great Men

    The Case for Great Men0

    No man is an island, it’s said. On the one hand, I would have to agree. One of the most pernicious intellectual weeds is the myth of the individual, the idea that men arrive in this world as blank slates. Individualism only seems plausible to childless men who have forgotten their parents. Men, in fact,

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  • The Case for Granting Sex Machines Rights

    The Case for Granting Sex Machines Rights0

    Late last year at a tech fair in Austria, a sex robot was “molested” repeatedly and left in a “filthy” state. The robot, named Samantha, received a barrage of male attention, which resulted in her sustaining two broken fingers. This incident confirms worries that the possibility of fully functioning sex robots raises both tantalising possibilities

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  • The Case for Digital Minimalism

    The Case for Digital Minimalism0

    Millions of Americans start each morning by staring at a six-inch screen. Then they spend the day working in front of a 16-inch screen. They end the day watching a 60-inch screen. This isn’t just a dystopian nightmare, like the one depicted in Disney’s “WALL-E.” It’s real life for a lot of people. It was

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  • The Case for AI Literacy in a Skeptical Age

    The Case for AI Literacy in a Skeptical Age0

    The artificial intelligence debate  is immediately polarizing. We’ve all heard our family or friends talk about it. AI is either seen as a boon or met with severe pessimism. But there’s a middle ground worth considering. This isn’t about championing AI as the solution to all our problems. Rather, it’s about realizing that AI literacy

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  • The Case Against Unfettered Globalization

    The Case Against Unfettered Globalization0

    There are many ways in which the freedoms that we’ve taken for granted are being taken from us. One of the most egregious is the way in which the rise of globalism has led to the ongoing erosion of national sovereignty. Does this matter? Are nations really necessary in an increasingly globalized economy? Have they

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