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Universal Human Rights Apply to All Individuals
It’s time we returned to the rhetoric of universal human rights instead of pretending certain rights apply to certain groups.
Craig Axford
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Some Thoughts on the True Importance of Grades
The true measure of a well-rounded education is below 4.0, as many students with mediocre grades but creative minds are quite successful.
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Government Shutdowns and Debt Ceilings
In any other nation, the failure to pass a budget would lead to a national crisis.
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British Columbia's Carbon Tax Is Working
To avoid future ‘yellow vest'-like backlashes that Europe has seen, governments should follow the Canadian province’s example of carbon tax implementation.
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What's In A Name?
Many are saying that the Earth is entering a new geological period, which they say should be called the Anthropocene.
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Agency and Free Will Are about Influence, not Control
Only by framing agency and free will as a question of absolute control over the events of the universe can someone truly deny it.
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Universal Basic Income Isn't a Challenge to the Work Ethic
A universal basic income could not only be a solution to poverty but could also encourage engagement in meaningful activities.
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Movements Are Visionary, Not Cautious
Uniting labor and environmental movements behind an effort that creates jobs and clean technologies could ensure Democrats decades of majority status.
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It is the Best of Times, it is the Worst of Times
The world seems to be moving in two different directions at the same time-towards an ecological and crash and sace.
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A Glass Half Full is Still a Serving of Possibility
How optimism and pessimism kill our aspirations by conflating probability with possibility, restricting our realm of accepted thought.
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Making Room for Reflection in the Learning Process
The learning process isn’t just about taking in information.
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The Lost Art of Suspending Disbelief
We can easily suspend disbelief with novels and movies, so why do so many of us have such a hard time doing it with religion?
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A Healthy Dose of Collectivism is in Our Individual Interest
Society is a collective effort, created by the work of many, while only benefiting the few.
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“The Once And Future Liberal”-How Does the Left Move Forward?
Mark Lilla, professor of humanities at Columbia University, provides the left with a way forward, but will they decide to take it?
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From The Information Age To The Era Of Intellectual Laziness
Modern America is what happens when we give a powerful communications tool to people who haven’t been taught how to think as students.
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GDP is Dead, and the Social Progress Index Succeeds It
The GDP is far past its time of use, and it is time for countries to adopt the social progress index as a measure of growth and development.
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Why We Moved To Canada
Why leaving the United States (but not going too far) is looking more and more like the right decision for many Americans.
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Social Media Shouldn't Be Free
If users really want to be the client instead of the product of a social media platform, they should be willing to pay for the privilege
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Breaking The Rules Thoughtfully
What Alex Jones and a group of students in Tehran have to teach us about free speech.
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Grandma's Painting
A reflection on art, memory and meaning, found through the discovery of a beautiful Harriet Harding painting of a deer in an autumn wood.
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The Lies Opponents of Single-Payer Health Care Just Keep Telling
Everything critics say is wrong with a universal healthcare system is really what’s wrong with America’s current healthcare system
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What Canada Can Teach America About Peace, Order & Good Government
Canada isn’t a utopia but it does have something to teach the United States about the value of community and the proper role of government
