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Majority of Public Employees Don’t Want to Be Forced to Pay Union Dues 0
- Economics
- August 23, 2018
It’s National Employee Freedom Week, and a majority of public-sector union members agree with a recent Supreme Court ruling banning the collection of fees without express consent, according to a just-released poll. The case, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, was brought against government unions for charging non-members “agency fees.” In
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Is Killing a Tyrant Ever Justified?0
- History
- August 23, 2018
In his work De rege et regis institutione (1599), Jesuit priest Juan de Mariana examines the limits of political power, which, in sixteenth-century Europe, was exercised by monarchs. According to Mariana, monarchs should be subject to the same moral standards as the governed. Should they deviate from the principles of natural law by confiscating the
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When Will Men in Hats Come Back?3
- Culture
- August 22, 2018
Whatever happened to the hat? Whither the fedora? Where have they stashed the Stetsons? Who has banished the boater and trashed the tweed cap? Why is a “Deerstalker” considered a Vietnam movie and a “Panama” no more than a canal? Who can resist the gritty allure of the gumshoe Bogart tugging at the brim of
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Silent Sam’s Last Stand?0
- Culture
- August 22, 2018
Silent Sam, the statue of a weary, stoic Confederate Army foot soldier, came crashing down Monday night, pulled down from his post at the edge of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus by a howling mob of protesters. But a lot more fell than a Progressive-era statue of a Confederate soldier. Another brick in the wall that
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Is Democratic Socialism a Myth Like the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot?0
- Economics
- August 22, 2018
With the upset primary victory of self-proclaimed “democratic socialist” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over long-time Democrat representative Joe Crowley, democratic socialism is receiving another boost of popularity in certain quarters of the country. Given the increasing popularity of socialism among young voters especially, it’s clear a basic truth (one might even call it an “inconvenient truth”) needs
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Kindness: A Pathway to a Satisfying Life 1
- Culture
- August 22, 2018
Recently my wife learned that 103 students enrolled at her university are wards of the state—they have no parents or home. As she shared her story, she choked up and so did I. Life is hard. And even for those who are materially comfortable, there are problematical circumstances and challenges to overcome. No one is
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