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When it came to moral "reasoning," David Hume emphasized the quotation marks. We like to think our views on right and wrong are rational, he said, but ultimately they are grounded in emotion.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Brain: How We Make Life-and-Death Decisions | 1/18/2007 | See Source »

“Any theory of underconsumption and purchasing power must be grounded in the psychology of the people.” (Economics)

Author: By Donald Carswell | Title: Beating the System | 1/12/2007 | See Source »

“This dark page has been turned over,” Iraq’s national security adviser, Mowaffak al-Rubaie, told Iraqi television immediately after the execution of Saddam Hussein. “Saddam is gone. Today Iraq is an Iraq for all the Iraqis, and all...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Hung Country | 1/8/2007 | See Source »

Romney can take heart in one regard: having no faith would be far more damaging, as indicated by polls on the chances of nonbelieving candidates. I find that ironic, given that Mormon leaders are apparently scurrying to emphasize their commonality with mainstream Christians, while nonbelievers simply ask for evidence to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 25, 2006 | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

Any analysis grounded in that little mental state known as “reality,” however, needs to come to the inevitable conclusion that the West is not witnessing a rebirth but a profoundly shocking collapse. At first blush this sounds overly dramatic. It is certainly much more...

Author: By Mark A. Adomanis | Title: The Coming Fall | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

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