Capitalism is an economic system that has both passionate defenders and fierce critics. But both sides in the debates over capitalism’s beneficial and harmful affects tend to conflate capitalism with […]
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Tag: Social Justice
“If it happened once, it can happen again.”
“If it happened once, it can happen again.” – Primo Levi Not all wisdom is feel-good candy. Harsh truths can be the most important truths. The quote in the graphic […]
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Understand that Nazis were not Monsters
Philosopher Stanley Cavell is correct: we must understand that Nazis were not monsters. Ridiculous you say? Yes and no. We must first understand what evil is. Hear me out. “To […]
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Guy Fawkes: A Terrorist, Not A Hero
Guy Fawkes: Terrorist This is the face of a terrorist. Old New I chuckle when I see clowns with their comic book masks because they don’t understand who Guy Fawkes […]
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“Straight Pride?” Ummm… What?
A news article today mentioned that there was some sort of march and rally called “Straight Pride” in Boston. It wasn’t published in The Onion, so it must be true, […]
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A Brief Exchange About What Israel Represents
I recently had this exchange with a Jewish friend about Zionism and Israel. In italics is his question/statement and below is my response. This brief exchange in no way solves […]
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Sam Pizzigati’s Interesting Proposal On Income Tax Rates
Sam Pizzigati is an author who writes extensively about wealth, taxation, and the struggles of working people. Recently he penned an interesting article for CommonDreams.com, How Progressives Can Fix the […]
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Is Anthony Bourdain’s Message Already Forgotten?
. Is Anthony Bourdain’s Message Already Forgotten? The eulogies, tributes, and expressions of dismay and gratitude came quickly after the shocking news of Anthony Bourdain’s death. The many eloquent and […]
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Booker T. Washington on Strength
Booker T. Washington on Strength “There are two ways of exerting one’s strength. One is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” -Booker T. Washington There are multiple ways to […]
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The Problem With Humanity
The Problem With Humanity The problem with humanity is that we hear far more “me” and “you” than “we” and “us.”
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