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  • Why It’s Okay That the Constitution Isn’t Perfect

    Why It’s Okay That the Constitution Isn’t Perfect0

    In the current political climate, it’s not that unusual to hear the American Constitution maligned. Despite this fact, I was still surprised to hear the Constitution referred to in an article as a “janky” and “antiquated” document which is “falling apart before our very eyes.”  No one would assert that the Constitution is perfect. Not even the founders

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  • Why It’s Good That ‘Reading Is Going to the Dogs’

    Why It’s Good That ‘Reading Is Going to the Dogs’0

    If going to an animal shelter, a nursing home, or a daycare makes strong readers and consequently, strong learners, then I’m all for it.

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  • Why it’s Easier to Create an Extremist Group in Iraq than a Moderate One

    Why it’s Easier to Create an Extremist Group in Iraq than a Moderate One0

    I remember going to the first Iraqi elections with my dad in 2005. I went partly for the fun of it (I was too young to vote) and partly because I wanted to challenge Al Qaeda and their minions, neither of whom wanted the elections to happen in the first place. But most importantly, I

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  • Why It’s Bad for a Society to Do Away with Shame

    Why It’s Bad for a Society to Do Away with Shame0

    In recent years, popular culture has encouraged us to be or do anything we want to in the name of freedom. In fact, it has become acceptable and courageous to defy traditionally-held views of ethics, family, marriage, religion, and political action. But has this rush to stretch our wings, embrace freedom, and ditch shame actually

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  • Why It’s Almost Impossible to Rationally Argue with People Today

    Why It’s Almost Impossible to Rationally Argue with People Today0

    • October 21, 2015

    As a lot of us know, the most important issues today are the most difficult to have a rational argument about. It can be very frustrating. Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre also recognizes this problem in chapter 2 of his justly famous work, After Virtue: “The most striking feature of contemporary moral utterance is that so much

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  • Why It’s Time to Treat the Hammer and Sickle Like the Swastika

    Why It’s Time to Treat the Hammer and Sickle Like the Swastika1

    If someone were to ask you to think of either extreme of the political spectrum, odds are you would immediately picture a swastika at one end, and a hammer and sickle at the other. Regardless of your views of the left-right paradigm, or whether you subscribe to horseshoe theory or not, we (rightfully) tend to

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