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  • Moral Outrage Has a Cost

    Moral Outrage Has a Cost0

    Many Americans are morally outraged that U.S. President Donald Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey, who had been investigating possible links between Trump’s election campaign and the Russian government. Many others are angry that Comey accused President Trump of lying about the FBI. Still others are mad that Trump then accused Comey of lying

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  • Moral Outrage as Compensation for Guilt: An Explanation for 21st Century Campus Violence

    Moral Outrage as Compensation for Guilt: An Explanation for 21st Century Campus Violence0

    The worst American campus violence since my college days at the University of Michigan in the late 60s and early 70s begs the question: Why?  It’s not just the violence at places like Berkeley and Middlebury, but also students’ increasingly aggressive demands to keep conservative speakers away, create safe spaces, publish trigger warnings, and protect

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  • Moral Grandstanding Might Make You a Worse Person

    Moral Grandstanding Might Make You a Worse Person0

    In an era of bitter partisanship, political infighting and ostracization of those with unpopular views, Americans actually agree on one thing: 85 percent say political discourse has gotten worse over the last several years, according to Pew Research. The polarization plays out everywhere in society, from private holiday gatherings to very public conversations on social media,

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  • Moral Grandstanding is More Than Merely Annoying; It’s Immoral

    Moral Grandstanding is More Than Merely Annoying; It’s Immoral0

    We’ve done it. You probably have, too. No matter what we believe about morality or politics, we’ve all used moral talk to project an impressive and morally respectable image of ourselves. Suppose, for instance, that one of us, in an effort to impress his friends with his sterling character, says, ‘I have long stood on

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  • Moral Education From Birmingham Jail

    Moral Education From Birmingham Jail0

    In an age of moral confusion, Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” offers welcome clarity. Its rhetoric still has power today, with memorable phrases like “justice too long delayed is justice denied” and “Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability.” But the heart of his argument, that man-made laws are just

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  • Montana Leaves Marxist-Led American Library Association

    Montana Leaves Marxist-Led American Library Association3

    Local libraries have become a fierce battleground in the cultural revolution sweeping America. “Drag Queen Story Hour” and the promotion of pornographic materials in children and teens sections have prompted parents around the nation to push back—and some families to withdraw entirely. In fact, last week saw an entire state withdraw. The Montana State Library Commission

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