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  • Martyrs, Meaningless Deaths, and the Monologue on Race

    Martyrs, Meaningless Deaths, and the Monologue on Race0

    The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has convulsed the entire country. His story has become an allegory for a malevolent criminal justice system indifferent to the lives of black men. Not only did his death elevate the motto, “Black Lives Matter,” it ushered in a summer of protests and unrest. The Dead as Martyrs

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  • Martin Shkreli: If morality is relative, why are we outraged?

    Martin Shkreli: If morality is relative, why are we outraged?0

    The world loathes Martin Shkreli, indeed he may have made himself “the most hated man in America.” He earned that reputation when, as CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, he hiked the cost of Daraprim, “the drug … used to fight infections in patients suffering from AIDS and other conditions”, from $13.50 to $750 – a 5,000%

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  • Marriott Finally Realizes That Competing With Airbnb Beats Lobbying Against It

    Marriott Finally Realizes That Competing With Airbnb Beats Lobbying Against It0

    The hotel lobby is at least partially responsible for the pushback Airbnb received in several states in the recent past. But despite the hospitality industry’s continuous push to destroy the home-sharing business, it seems that Airbnb won’t be losing the war that easily after all. According to multiple sources, hotel chains like Marriott are now entering the home-sharing business.

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  • Marriage is Not a Contract

    Marriage is Not a Contract0

    Marriage and divorce. Is there any topic on which it is easier to find self-professed conservatives who somehow cannot bring themselves even to seriously contemplate the truly conservative position than this one? Louis de Bonald’s On Divorce remains, more than 200 years after its first publication, the most profound and philosophically sound argument for the indissolubility of marriage

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  • Marriage Advice from John Adams

    Marriage Advice from John Adams0

    If you’ve lived the single life for any length of time, you’ve likely received marriage advice from those who’ve walked down the aisle before you… or maybe even from those who have not.  John Adams fell into this latter category when he recorded the following exchange with Hannah Quincy in his diary in 1759: Hannah

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  • Mark Zuckerberg’s “A Year of Books” Without Any Classics

    Mark Zuckerberg’s “A Year of Books” Without Any Classics0

    • March 6, 2015

    Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, made an announcement in January that he was launching a book club. He is calling 2015 “A Year of Books,” and he has invited Facebook users to join him in discussions and participate in author Q&As online. “We will read a new book every two weeks and discuss

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