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Essays, evaluations, and observations on the drift of modern institutions.
The Redefinition of Truth
Truth once meant what is. Now it is often redefined as narrative, perspective, consensus, lived experience, or official position. Once...
Read Article The Redefinition of Freedom
Freedom once meant self-direction under responsibility. Now it is often redefined as permission, validation, and release from limits. That is...
Read Article America Needs the Functions, Not the Factions
The modern Left and Right may be degraded, but the functions they often claim to represent are still necessary. Neither...
Read Article Suspicion Is Not Knowledge
Suspicion feels like knowledge, but it is only an alert. In politics and media, suspicion is often used to create...
Read Article Weed vs. Booze Is the Wrong Question
Alcohol and marijuana are usually compared by harm, safety, legality, or social acceptance. But that comparison misses the deeper issue....
Read Article What Is Self-Command?
Self-command is more than self-control. It is the ability to govern attention, speech, appetite, emotion, judgment, and action. Without self-command,...
Read Article Why Political Tension Is Necessary
Political tension is not always the enemy. Held correctly, tension creates the space where government can work. Without it, politics...
Read Article Why America Needs Both Left and Right
The right and left are not enemies. At their best, one protects structure and the other protects life. Each side...
Read Article What Is Materialism? The View That Reduces Man to Matter
Materialism assumes that physical reality is the only firm reality. It explains man through matter, energy, biology, chemistry, brain function,...
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