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  • Magazine Declares the Death of Free Will

    Magazine Declares the Death of Free Will0

    Does free will exist? Even if it does not, we’re better off believing it does. So argues philosopher, writer, and erstwhile diplomat Stephen Cave, in the June issue of The Atlantic. But does that even make sense? That depends on how one defines ‘free will’—a question which Cave addresses only obliquely, and to which I

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  • MAGA Hat-Wearing Teen Just Got a Settlement From CNN. Media: Learn Your Lesson.

    MAGA Hat-Wearing Teen Just Got a Settlement From CNN. Media: Learn Your Lesson.1

    While the media often portray themselves as noble guardians of the truth who keep a close watch on those in power, the reality is quite the opposite: It is they who are in power and often swoop down to crush the powerless. This was the case in the frenzy surrounding Nick Sandmann, a teenage student

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  • MADS, the Condition Ravaging America

    MADS, the Condition Ravaging America6

    Since 9/11, which now seems light years away, the American body politic has taken hooks to the ribs and uppercuts to the chin that would have knocked any champion pugilist down for the count. The last three years in particular have delivered these blows at warp speed. The strange election of 2020, the precipitous decline

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  • Madonna and the Meaning of Democracy

    Madonna and the Meaning of Democracy0

    So what does Madonna have to do with the meaning of democracy? Well, apart from her feeling that she had been “betrayed” by the democratic process because “the percentage of women who voted for Trump was insanely high”, the answer is not much. Truth be told, she has nothing to contribute to the debate and

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  • Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’: A Handbook for Totalitarians or a Guide for Thwarting Tyrants?

    Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’: A Handbook for Totalitarians or a Guide for Thwarting Tyrants?0

    Perhaps the most committed Italian republican of his era, Niccolo Machiavelli left what many consider to be a horrendous legacy. This perspective most often results from the The Prince, by far his most famous work. This group generally considers The Prince as a handbook of totalitarian impulse, containing the secrets of power consolidation. Indeed, even

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  • Lyme, Not Lime: How to Help Those Wrestling With the Bizarre Disease

    Lyme, Not Lime: How to Help Those Wrestling With the Bizarre Disease0

    “L-Y-M-E” not “L-I-M-E” an exasperated college friend explained to a group of us in his dorm room. “It’s carried by ticks, and apparently a tick bite I had years ago transmitted it to me.” If you’re like myself or anyone else in the room that day, then you probably would’ve been just as confused as

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