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  • Why Doing Nothing Changes Everything

    Why Doing Nothing Changes Everything0

    Recently, I was marooned on a roadside where there was—I shudder to say it—no internet connection. I was waiting for my wife to pick me up and had only my own thoughts and the scenery with which to beguile time. The scenery was quite spectacular: ancient Wisconsin bluffs burgeoning in the background wearing the shimmering

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  • Why Corporate America’s Retreat From Social Activism Is Good for Everyone

    Why Corporate America’s Retreat From Social Activism Is Good for Everyone1

    In January, Axios reported a developing trend in corporate America: corporations across the United States were backing away from DEI, which had become a “minefield” for companies. Following a multi-year boom in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion space following the 2020 death of George Floyd, corporations were pulling back on DEI initiatives. The risks were too great

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  • What Should University Presidents Say About Israel v. Hamas?

    What Should University Presidents Say About Israel v. Hamas?2

    Universities should be as private as shoe stores now are. These emporia are free to offer whatever wares they wish. If they do a good job serving their customers, they will prosper. If not, they will lose profits and eventually go broke if they do not correct the error of their ways. The same should

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  • The Ancient Solution to Violence: What Girard Discovered About Desire

    The Ancient Solution to Violence: What Girard Discovered About Desire0

    René Girard was one of the great geniuses of the 1900s. A historian, literary theorist, philosopher, anthropologist, social psychologist, and theologian, Girard wrote almost 30 books and influenced dozens of scholarly disciplines. Yet in a time of rising social discord, Girard’s ideas move beyond the ivory towers of academia and apply directly to the unfolding

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  • Manners Are the Adhesive Glue That Binds Society Together

    Manners Are the Adhesive Glue That Binds Society Together4

    Convention, customs, manners and civility. When my daughter Ella was 16, I met her at a local restaurant for dinner. I was already seated when she arrived and before I could hold the chair out for her, she plopped down in the seat next to me. I was livid. I stood up and told her

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  • Do Communities Have Rights?

    Do Communities Have Rights?1

    In the classical liberal tradition, individuals have rights, but groups do not. As Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence, men, not nations or cultures, are entitled to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Yet today, some liberal thinkers are revisiting this stance to make powerful arguments about the rights of communities. One

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