1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (420+ words) The Declaration asserted that our rights are inherent to us as human beings. Government exists to protect those rights and derives its legitimate authority from the consent of the governed.[Text Wrapping Break][Text Wrapping Break]In other words, political…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (998+ words) Advanced Media Search > I was recently reminded of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard’s observation that people demand freedom of speech as compensation for the freedom of thought they seldom use. This is provocative, particularly in a democratic society where freedom of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (346+ words) Bullshit may be easy to dismiss, but from politics and gambling to advertising and public relations, it can obscure truth, shape debate and carry serious consequences. Bullshit is not just harmless fun – it has serious consequences for our lives. If…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (172+ words) Britain offers another example. Brexit demonstrated that a referendum could bypass much of the traditional party-mediated political process and produce a political shock that Parliament struggled to manage. Hungary illustrates a more direct form of democratic erosion. Viktor Orbán and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (267+ words) The Left loves intersectionality. It's the ideology that you can out-victim other groups, thus earning more social clout and power. They use these metrics in public policy in places like Portland, where a disabled woman couldn't get housing assistance because…...