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    • Propaganda: The Accusation is More Important than the Verdict

      Propaganda: The Accusation is More Important than the Verdict0

      If we’re truly honest with ourselves, we would recognize news ultimately as a form of gossip. Who’s having business trouble? Which actress embarrassed herself? What do the elite think about fashion? Some of it is valuable, but most of it is merely entertainment for us. As such, salacious accusations of misdeeds get “clicks”. Beyond generating

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    • Goodbye Net Neutrality; Hello Competition

      Goodbye Net Neutrality; Hello Competition0

      • November 27, 2017

      At long last, with the end of “net neutrality,” competition could soon come to the industry that delivers Internet services to you. You might be able to pick among a range of packages, some minimalist and some maximalist, depending on how you use the service. Or you could choose a package that charges based only

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    • The Democratic Fallacy (No, Not That One)

      The Democratic Fallacy (No, Not That One)1

      In the increasingly partisan atmosphere of America, some might hear “democratic fallacy” and immediately assume that it’s an insult directed toward supporters of the Democratic Party and its platform. However, it’s actually a real logical fallacy that we’re constantly bombarded with in politics, advertising, and our everyday discourse. According to philosophy professor D.Q. McInerny, “The

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    • Why the Mike Pence Dining Maxim is a Rule for Realists

      Why the Mike Pence Dining Maxim is a Rule for Realists0

      • November 27, 2017

      As male heads continue to roll following claims of workplace sexual harassment, so strategies and rules for reforming men’s behaviour towards female co-workers multiply. In the US Congress there will be revisions of sexual harassment awareness training; everywhere, there is talk of streamlining complaints procedures, mandatory counselling, new rules about mediation, financial settlements, legal action,

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    • Why Science Badly Needs Philosophy

      Why Science Badly Needs Philosophy0

      It isn’t uncommon for scientists to try to use philosophers for target practice. The trouble is that the ones who tend to know the least about what they criticize (which is most of them) end up shooting wide of the mark. Not only that, but philosophers tend to fire back. Prominent scientists such as physicist

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    • 3 Ways Bill Gates Can Actually Help Fix Education

      3 Ways Bill Gates Can Actually Help Fix Education0

      The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has publicly admitted its mistakes in trying to reform schools. The failure of a number of its education initiatives just underscores the fact that the foundation doesn’t really have a clue as to what makes for good schools. The lesson may just be that they should stay out of education

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