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Moral Absolutes and the Moral Life

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Moral absolutes are not “mere” restrictions on our actions. Nor should they be suspended even when upholding them might bring about grave consequences. They are essential for protecting human wellbeing.
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Can America Overcome Race?

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In Randall Kennedy’s new book on the dimensions of race in American politics, Kennedy abandons his usual level-headed analysis for a partisan, and misguided, look at American progressivism and conservatism.
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Child Sexual Abuse and the Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has helped to foster a culture that encourages the sexual exploitation of children.
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Protest and Reason

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In order to stop our present decline, we must transcend our natural tendency to retreat into factions and instead begin to sacrifice for the common good.
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Mandating Our Religious Freedom

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People of faith must reclaim their religious freedom, granted by the Creator and protected by the Constitution.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Government Worker

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The conditions that inspired "The Scarlet Letter" highlight the gap between public employment and civic motives.
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Woman Up

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In one of this year's most important books, Kay Hymowitz explores how the rise of women has turned men into boys.
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Being Human in an Age of Unbelief

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Four points in defense of human dignity. Adapted from an address delivered last night at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Conservatives and Social Justice

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Conservatives shouldn’t ignore or attack social justice, but must articulate sound principles of social justice.
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An Economic Case for More Kids?

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Bryan Caplan’s latest book argues that we don’t need to over-invest time and money on our kids, because our lasting influence on their characters is negligible, while their contribution to our material well-being is significant.
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Authority in the Education of a Human Being

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The world of education is one where humans can flourish by acknowledging authority.
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Terms of Moral Intervention: The Perils of Power and Profit

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Where unjust political regimes have been destroyed, a power vacuum enables corruption and undermines the state’s security. To prevent corrupting forces from abusing the state’s vulnerability in its transition period, intervening powers should enable strong law enforcement systems.
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Tenure Bedevils the University

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The tenure system sustains many of the problems in contemporary higher ed.
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Seven Billion Strong, and Counting

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Concern about overpopulation is unfounded; rather than implement population control policies, let’s invest in the human person.
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A Modest Proposal to Reduce Unnecessary Divorce

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A new proposal for reducing unnecessary divorce gets to the heart of the problem: the current system seeks to meet a divorcing couple’s every need—except for time and education on reconciliation.
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Human Development and Human Flourishing: Creating Capabilities Isn’t Enough

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Rawlsian “public reason” approaches to human capabilities are insufficient bases for social justice.
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Sold for Sex: The Link Between Street Gangs and Human Trafficking

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In order to curtail human sex trafficking successfully, we must take seriously that street gangs are a large part of the problem.
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Healthcare, Conscience, and Religious Liberty: A Response to Linda Greenhouse

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New York Times reporter Linda Greenhouse refuses to see the truth about contraception, conscience, and religious liberty.
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The Scientific Revolution and Contemporary Ethics

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Modern science does not require us to abandon notions of nature and human nature upon which so much of traditional ethics depends.
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Pornography, Public Morality, and Constitutional Rights

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Every member of the community has an interest in the quality of the culture that will shape their experiences, their quality of life, and the choices effectively available to them and their children.
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Punishment: Political, Not Metaphysical

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The presumptive starting point in the natural law and, more specifically, Christian tradition is one of absolute opposition to intentional killing of beings created in the image of God, for which exceptions must be earned; but the traditional justifications for such exceptions fail.
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Punishment, Proportionality, and the Death Penalty: A Reply to Chris Tollefsen

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While not explicitly denying the principle of proportionality, Tollefsen implicitly rejects it, leaving his argument not only counterintuitive but incoherent.
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Post-Kinsey: Is There Anything Normal About Pornography?

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An “adaptationist” approach to pornography is dangerous because it ignores widespread research showing that pornography harms society at many levels.
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Abortion, Divorce and “Same-Sex Marriage”: No Blood, No Foul?

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Political legitimization of “private” sexual and marital choices causes much public harm. We have been personally harmed by the regimes of abortion and easy divorce.
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