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Yet so long as government institutions allow fear to dictate policy and rhetoric, a rational assessment of such techniques will be absent from the debate. By leaving the investigation of the destruction of the tapes to a sympathetic Justice Department, the Bush administration has once again used the language of...
Indeed, the secular observation of Christmas strikes not a few ironic chords. For one, Christmas persisting even in the absence of Christianity testifies to the raw force of inertia in long-observed customs. Those former Christians who have cast away their faith may think themselves more open-minded and rational...
Christmastime provides ample proof that mankind is not as rational, as open-minded, as free-thinking as many secular people think it and hope it could be. Secular celebrants of Christmas either ignorantly perpetuate meaningless traditions, or, even worse, find comfort and joy in observing them.
Morality, like religion, is inculcated by family and fostered by community. It is the glue that binds a family together. When morality is thrown to the winds, license takes over, and one can witness the slow but sure unraveling of every part of society, similar to what is currently happening...
Should the government give heroin addicts a drug that could save their lives in the event of a drug overdose—but that some believe will increase risky drug use? This might sound like a hypothetical question posed by Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel, but it�...