On why much art must be destroyed, while some can be allowed to survive: Our purpose is “to ensure that literature and art fit well into the whole revolutionary machine as a component part, that they operate as powerful weapons for uniting and educating the people and for attacking and destroying the enemy, and that […]
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I’ve used a dozen or more Logic books over the years in my courses, and this one is the best. Now out in its fifth edition, with philosopher David Kelley joining up with new co-author, logician Debby Hutchins. Invest in the power of your mind. When I talk with my students about reasoning, I analogize
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“The idea that America is fundamentally flawed because some people have a [racist] problem in their minds, that’s a recipe to keep you in poverty and unhappiness for the rest of your life,” said Juan Saldivar, a father of a Southlake student, to explain his opposition to restructuring Southlake schools around ‘systemic racism.’ “My parents
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I’ve received colorful correspondence from people upset with me over a dozen philosophical issues — especially from those who think Kant was Enlightenment/objectivist/liberal, Nietzsche was thoroughly individualist, Rand was antisocial, and that postmoderns are the good guys — as well as those who chastise me for supporting neither Trump nor Biden. Then there are those
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I reviewed Capaldi and Lloyd’s book for Law and Liberty. Here’s the Amazon link to the book itself: Liberty and Equality in Political Economy: From Locke versus Rousseau to the Present. Related: Our CEE interview with Professor Capaldi for our Profiles in Liberty series.
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Kudos to Alfange for writing this, though I would like to see this generalized as a creed of human dignity and not merely an American one. An American’s Creed By Dean Alfange I do not choose to be a common man It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I
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As of April 23, 2021. Source. Vaccine effectiveness and country of origin.
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