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Essays, evaluations, and observations on the drift of modern institutions.
The Redefinition of the Body
The body once pointed toward reality, limits, sex, health, strength, mortality, and consequence. Now it is often treated as material...
Read Article The Redefinition of Law
Law once existed to serve justice, restrain power, protect rights, require evidence, and judge conduct. Now it is often repurposed...
Read Article The Redefinition of Science
Science once meant disciplined inquiry under reality. Now it is often treated as institutional consensus, expert authority, official guidance, and...
Read Article The Redefinition of Education
Education once meant formation: knowledge, judgment, discipline, memory, skill, character, and responsibility. Now it is often repurposed into programming, identity...
Read Article The Redefinition of Responsibility
Responsibility once meant answerability, duty, ownership of conduct, and the courage to repair what was ours. Now it is often...
Read Article The Redefinition of Authority
Authority has not disappeared. It has been transferred from earned responsibility, competence, and truthfulness to credential, position, institutional approval, and...
Read Article The Redefinition of Compassion
Real compassion does not confuse dignity with denial. It sees suffering without erasing responsibility and helps people rise. False compassion...
Read Article The Redefinition of Harm
Real harm exists. That is exactly why the word must not be inflated until it covers discomfort, disagreement, correction, offense,...
Read Article The Redefinition of Man
by Richard P. Weigand I am angry! We are being redefined in someone else’s image, not our own. Man has...
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