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    • Relativism and the Danger of Half-Digested Shakespeare

      Relativism and the Danger of Half-Digested Shakespeare1

      This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.                                Shakespeare – Hamlet (sic) These words from arguably Shakespeare’s greatest play were quoted

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    • Why Your Memory Is Not Nearly As Good As You Think It Is

      Why Your Memory Is Not Nearly As Good As You Think It Is0

      False memories have gotten a lot of attention lately with the documentary series “Making a Murderer.” The series chronicled Steven Avery, a man falsely imprisoned for 18 years on the word of eyewitness testimony. The eyewitness testified that she was positive that Avery was the man who had raped her. Later, DNA evidence proved that

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    • Should ethics professors have to behave ethically?

      Should ethics professors have to behave ethically?0

      This is an enduring dilemma in the area of ethics and one that has recently come to light with charges of unethical behavior brought against a prominent philosopher, Professor Thomas Pogge of Yale University. Pogge has been accused of manipulating younger women in his field into sexual relationships, a charge he has strenuously denied. Without making any judgment on

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    • Getting a Permission Slip to Access the American Dream

      Getting a Permission Slip to Access the American Dream0

      The question of income inequality has become of one the most pivotal issues of modern politics. There are many elements that contribute to the income inequality question but a central theme among them is the fact that the “haves” are usually very skilled at keeping what they have from the “have-nots.” One form of keeping

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    • Choreless Generation Doesn’t Want Summer Jobs

      Choreless Generation Doesn’t Want Summer Jobs0

      I got my first summer job around age 11 when my elderly neighbor asked me to weed her garden. As I advanced through middle and high school, that once a month money-making enterprise expanded into bigger and better paying jobs – and more dealings with the general public. While such an experience may seem like

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    • Journalist Explains Why Media Fails on Gun Control

      Journalist Explains Why Media Fails on Gun Control0

      Slate senior editor Rachael Larimore last week offered one of the smarter takes I’ve seen on why the media can never get the “healthy conversation” it wants on gun control: Gun-control advocates and their allies in the media will attack the gun-rights crowd as cold-hearted, stubborn, and out of touch. They will complain that no

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