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A Possible Drawback to Letting Everybody Vote 0
- History
- November 21, 2016
In America, the ability of every citizen 18 and older to vote is considered one of the country’s hallmarks of “freedom and equality”. And that’s not only the case in America. Indeed, most countries in the world now have a system of what’s known as “universal suffrage”. But as with every system, there are some
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Homeschool Kid Becomes Youngest in Canadian Parliament 0
- Education
- November 21, 2016
The last few weeks have found us fixated on U.S. politics and the ascension of Donald Trump to the office of president. But in all this hoopla, we missed another surprising election result that occurred just north of the border. According to last week’s Toronto Star: “Sam Oosterhoff just became one of Ontario’s highest paid
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3 Tips from Aristotle on Fighting Loneliness 0
- Culture
- November 19, 2016
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and for many the day is a taunting reminder of what they feel is their unlovable, lonely state. According to one source, continual loneliness afflicts one-fifth of Americans. Such a statistic is quite saddening, but is it possible for individuals to pull themselves out loneliness? Aristotle might answer that question
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Twitter Doesn’t Realize that Protecting Hate Speech Promotes Tolerance 0
- Culture
- November 18, 2016
Does freedom to speak in ways that others consider “offensive” or “hateful” threaten minorities or does it protect minorities? Before you answer, please consider one of the means by which abolitionists sought to change public opinion about slavery. In the 1830s abolitionists were using the U.S. mail in their campaign to end slavery. In 1835
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What is the Alt-Right?0
- Philosophy
- November 18, 2016
A lot of ink has been spilt of late tying Donald Trump to the alt-right, a loosely affiliated group of far-right bloggers who champion white power and criticize mainstream conservatism. Some call the alt-right’s members ‘neo-fascists’; others label them “reactionaries”; and the more sophisticated commentators know them as ‘neoreactionaries’ in the army of the “dark
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Are We Living in a ‘Post-Truth’ World?0
- Philosophy
- November 18, 2016
Among all the contentious outcomes of the US Presidential election saga – starting with the election of Donald Trump himself – one uncontroversial good has emerged: the global village has been awakened to the great importance of truth. This was highlighted yesterday when Oxford Dictionaries declared “post-truth” the word of the year. (Or, to tell
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