The Declaration of Independence boldly claims that all men have “unalienable rights” to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The concept of rights forms not only the basis of democratic law but also much of modern Western morality. But is there really such a thing as “rights”? Do they actually exist? In
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For some, the holidays are something to be dreaded, even avoided if possible. The mix of family dynamics is exceedingly stressful, largely because we can’t control everything. Someone will say something or do something, and you’ll probably have to deal with the consequences, wondering why everyone can’t just get along. If the above describes your
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Concerned that students were coming to college ill-prepared, the New York Board of Regents made the state’s algebra test harder, and aligned it with the Common Core. The percentage of students who passed dropped from 72 percent to 63 percent. At the same time, the minimum passing score is expected to
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1. “If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.” 2. “Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.” 3. “Definition of a classic — something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.” 4. “Familiarity breeds contempt — and children.” 5. “Always do right. This
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1. “All men desire by nature to know.” ~ Metaphysics 2. “Man is by nature a political animal.” ~ Politics 3. “One swallow does not a summer make.” ~ Nicomachean Ethics 4. “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” ~ On the Parts of Animals 5. “Piety requires us to honor
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Not a few people around the world have been taken aback and rightly concerned by the shooting down of a Russian fighter plane by the Turks. No doubt, few would want to see a conflict between Russia and Turkey. Worse, though, is the question of whether or not such a conflagration would involve the United
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