Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Law & Liberty) There Is No App for Self-Government
While technology can help facilitate action, self-government requires dedication to an ongoing activity in which Americans make decisions together.
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(Law & Liberty) The Death Penalty’s Demise and the Withering of Authority
I support the abolition of the death penalty, but its demise seems highly correlated with a weakening of crime and punishment in the UK.
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Research obviously
New comic!Today’s News:
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(QC RSS) Hidden Depths
This is a syndicated post, originally published by QC RSS at QC RSS.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on In Defense of Democratic War Socialism by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
I’d like to make just a few points about terminology and finally, about the context that has led us to the proposition that “Medicare for All” is somehow a panacea for our current healthcare woes. 1. Friedrich Hayek once pointed out that the very word …
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(Policy of Truth) The Partisan Semantics of Electoral Fraud
Louis Jacobson, Politifact, January 4, 2018: In a statement on Jan. 3, 2018, announcing his decision to disband the commission, Trump said, “Despite substantial evidence of voter fraud, many states have refused to provide the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity with basic information relevant to its inquiry. Rather than engage in endless legal battles at taxpayer…
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(Law & Liberty) “Woke” Lawyering and the Rule of Law Don’t Mix
As with politics, so with law: progressive wokeness ensures that ideas, issues, and legal interpretations once debatable are now placed beyond dispute.
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(Law & Liberty) A Healthy Dose of Reality on Medicare for All
Medicare for All puts American health care on track to follow education, restaurants, hotels, and many other areas of life where two tiers exist.
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(Law & Liberty) How to Essay the Upright Man
Leon Kass moved from science to the humanities as a renowned teacher of great books and applier of their wisdom, and we can learn much from him.
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(Our World in Data) What are the safest sources of energy?
Based on safety and carbon emissions, fossil fuels are the dirtiest and most dangerous, while nuclear and modern renewable energy sources are vastly safer and cleaner.
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