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...ease, most inexcusably errs in its pride. What sort of imperialist hubris, unbefitting of our University’s commitment to moral neutrality and relativism, can claim to dictate proper political behavior to the indigenous rulers of third-world states? No conscientious man would dare defend Sudan—or Burma—and their dastardly deeds, and rightfully so. But the implications of such posturing, by intimidating investment banks, shaking down corporations, and guilt-tripping college administrators, bode extremely ill for our politics.Political solutions, no matter how uncontroversial or widely supported, can never be flawless and exact...
...Jack Kirby, their superheroes reflected some of the identity they were masking, evoking Jewish concepts such as tikkun olam (repairing the world through social action) and legends such as the Golem of Prague, the medieval superhero of Jewish folklore who was conjured from clay by a rabbi to defend his community when it was under threat...
...transitional. But the methadone had become the heroin. "I don't like direct payments myself, but they're political reality," Peterson says. "I needed them in there to keep everyone on board." In fact, the House bill increased the maximum direct payment 50%. And cutting easier-to-defend payments for times of low crop prices was even less realistic...
Kinsley implied that Libertarians emphasize the individual over society. We all need bread from the baker, meat from the butcher and family and friends for support and fellowship. All of this occurs spontaneously, without government's managing it. Yes, a limited government is needed to defend liberty and property, but this only creates the framework in which free people create society. Kinsley equates government with society, and that's what separates statists from libertarians...
...reemergence started at the liberal bloggers' Yearly Kos convention in August, where the former North Carolina senator called on all Democrats running for president to renounce funds from lobbyists. But his real target was frontrunner Hillary Clinton. And he hit his mark - forcing the former first lady to essentially defend lobbyists as "real Americans...