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Essays, evaluations, and observations on the drift of modern institutions.
When Authority Becomes Oppression
Authority once meant legitimate responsibility. Parents, teachers, judges, laws, and traditions all served the formation and protection of society. But...
Read Article When Freedom Becomes Self-Will
Freedom once meant ordered liberty. A free person was not merely unrestrained. He was self-governed. But when freedom is redefined...
Read Article When Spirit Becomes Chemistry: The Reduction of Man
Modern thought often reduces man to mechanisms. Conscience becomes conditioning. Guilt becomes unhealthy shame. Character becomes personality. Choice becomes brain...
Read Article When Truth Becomes a Story: How Reality Gets Rewritten
Truth used to mean what is real whether anyone likes it or not. Today, truth is often replaced by narrative,...
Read Article The Schools That Changed the Words
Ideas do not stay in books. They move through universities, professions, institutions, courts, media, dictionaries, and classrooms. Over time, they...
Read Article Propaganda by Redefinition: How Words Change Culture
Propaganda does not always begin with a lie. Sometimes it begins with a new definition. The old word remains, but...
Read Article The Redefinition of Man and the Words That Changed Culture
A culture can be changed without tearing down its buildings or rejecting its laws. Change the meaning of its most...
Read Article What Order Needs to Be Put In Today? Attention, Observation, and Order
Modern life constantly tries to command attention. This article looks at observation, false command, productive days, and the daily question...
Read Article The New Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest used to be easy to see. Today it often hides inside public-private partnerships, expert consensus, standards, and...
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