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The recent SEC scandal reminds us of the prevalence of pornography. Steve Jobs’ decision to ban pornography on the iPhone might provide a way forward.
Illegal immigration is a national problem, but Arizona’s solution is not the answer. We need to secure our borders, allow a more generous pathway to citizenship, and create a guest worker program.
Three issues—the right to secure borders, the moral costs of illegal immigration, and the virtues of generous neighborliness and forgiveness—must be clarified in order to address the problems of immigration reform.
Andrew Koppelman’s claim that red states and the religious right increase abortions doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Biological reductionism doesn’t disprove the notion of free will.
Much of our moral confusion comes from our failure to find a replacement for the Judaeo-Christian outlook that once animated the West. We need, and generally now lack, a philosophical understanding of human life.
Robert C. Koons replies to a letter concerning his recent article, "What Will Replace Behemoth State University?"
Seeing that scientism is unsustainable, we must embrace a return to philosophy. The second article in a two-part series.
The problem with scientism is that it is either self-defeating or trivially true. F.A. Hayek helps us to see why. The first article in a two-part series.
Is it time to consider internationalizing or privatizing our money supply?
New technological developments and pressing national needs suggest that the future of higher education may be one friendlier to the classical tradition of liberal education.
Both Marc Thiessen and his critics have misunderstood an important moral distinction on the question of torture.
The Supreme Court’s bad ruling in the DC handgun case may soon undergo a drastic and very damaging expansion.
Why we shouldn't listen to calls to get rid of the filibuster.
American drone attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan have become increasingly common and controversial. What broad principles should guide our use of these attacks?
In his new book, Alan Mittleman suggests why hope has been and will continue to be such an important force in our politics.
The choice the country faces in health-care reform is a stark one with profound ramifications: What process will best deliver affordable quality health-care to all Americans, a government-driven or market-driven one?
A good deal of online commentary about a recent ecumenical statement misunderstands the nature of human reason.
In the wake of the financial crisis, market reform will require moral reform.
Attempts to regulate corporate misbehavior need to find a better instrument than intrusive regulations.
Calls for health-care reform confuse the basic right to healthcare and a desire for healthcare that is in all ways equal.
If we are to restore confidence in free markets, we need a robust explanation of their moral value.
Sugar, spice, and everything nice or snaps, snails, and puppy-dog tails? A controversy over a South African runner makes us ask what boys and girls are made of.
Popular music shapes us and our culture, but not only through its lyrics.