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  • Should the U.S. Become More ‘Isolationist’?

    Should the U.S. Become More ‘Isolationist’?0

    Both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders support what is being referred to as a more “isolationist” foreign policy for America—and that’s undoubtedly part of their appeal. Americans have grown weary of the U.S. acting as the police for the world, of constantly intervening in the affairs of other countries. Many have asked, “Why does it

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  • Should the Stupidity of Youth Be Used Against Us?

    Should the Stupidity of Youth Be Used Against Us?0

    All human beings of sound mind are walking, breathing time machines. With a flip of the switch—and often, under a stimulus like Proust’s madeleine biscuit, that switch sometimes flips itself—we can soar via our memories across the decades, sitting again in that fourth grade classroom behind a boy nicknamed Spike, dancing with Debbie at our

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  • Should the Government Stop Using Taxes to Promote ‘Virtue’?

    Should the Government Stop Using Taxes to Promote ‘Virtue’?0

    Having just submitted our federal tax returns, it’s probably as good a time as any to reflect on the broader purposes of taxation. As you may know, the federal tax code is not just for generating revenue. It’s also intended to achieve certain social aims, such as facilitating home ownership, marriage, charitable donations and general

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  • Should the Government Stop Making Nutrition Recommendations?

    Should the Government Stop Making Nutrition Recommendations?0

    Yesterday, you were probably saw some scare headlines about the World Health Organization’s (WHO) announcement of a link between meat and cancer. Their report “classified the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans,” and processed meat “as carcinogenic to humans.” As Ed Yong of The Atlantic and others clarified, however, the WHO’s findings

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  • Should the Education System Embrace ‘Subsidiarity’?

    Should the Education System Embrace ‘Subsidiarity’?0

    Reports of failure in public schools tend to be systemic. Stories of success tend to be localized. Is this a reason to promote subsidiarity in the public school system? Subsidiarity is a principle that calls for decision-making power and responsibility to be held at the lowest level as much as possible. Applied to schools, this

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  • Should the Boston Marathon Bomber Get to Vote?

    Should the Boston Marathon Bomber Get to Vote?0

    During a CNN town hall on Monday, a student asked Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris whether they would allow felons in prison to vote: You have said that you believe that people with felony records should be allowed to vote while in prison. Does this mean that you would support enfranchising people like

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