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Liberalism and Higher Education

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Sometimes a defense of shared liberal values can become the partisan promotion of one of liberalism's strands.
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Health Care and the Abandonment of Pro-Life Principle

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In a first-time feature, the editors of Public Discourse respond to the editors of Commonweal.
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The Way of Wendell Berry

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Americans know how to talk of progress in terms of consumer goods, individual liberties, and power over nature, but have no use for the language of communal health and the idea of discipline. Wendell Berry provides a way forward.
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Pornography and the Muslim World

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Promoting a sexually permissive pop-culture in the Muslim world gets the true foundations of ordered liberty wrong. In defining our ideals by rejecting our enemy’s, we go from one extreme to another, and miss the virtuous mean.
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Exporting Death to Kenya

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America’s abortion laws may inspire a dangerous provision in Kenya’s new constitution.
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How Red States Reduce the Abortion Rate: A Response to Andrew Koppelman

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Andrew Koppelman’s claim that red states and the religious right increase abortions doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
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Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies

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A new book warns against the political consequences of abusing language.
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How Jihadist Education Breeds Violence

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The nature of children’s education matters to jihadists. It should matter to us, too.
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The Social Costs of Pornography

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Last week at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the Witherspoon Institute reported a set of scholarly findings and recommendations on the social costs of pornography.
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Corporations and the University

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Robert C. Koons replies to a letter concerning his recent article, "What Will Replace Behemoth State University?"
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Recovering Sight after Scientism

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Seeing that scientism is unsustainable, we must embrace a return to philosophy. The second article in a two-part series.
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Blinded by Scientism

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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.
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Are There Harms of Home Schooling?

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Critics of home-schooling need to be tutored about the nature of education and the family.
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Debt and the Current Crisis

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As we attempt to revive the global financial system, it may be time to reconsider the long tradition that warned against the dangers of borrowing.
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Islam’s European Reformation?

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The controversial Tariq Ramadan’s latest book promotes a “Western” version of Islam. Is he the “Muslim Martin Luther”?
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Desires Natural and Unnatural: A Reply to Paul Griffiths

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A recent First Things article on natural law misses the mark.
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The Problem with the Supreme Court Conservatives

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The Supreme Court’s bad ruling in the DC handgun case may soon undergo a drastic and very damaging expansion.
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In Defense of the Filibuster

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Why we shouldn't listen to calls to get rid of the filibuster.
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A Legal Framework for Drone Attacks in Pakistan

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American drone attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan have become increasingly common and controversial. What broad principles should guide our use of these attacks?
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What the Health-Care Debate Is Really All About

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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?
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Avatar and its Conservative Critics

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Is it possible for capitalism and democracy to support localist and communitarian ideals? According to one interpretation of a high-tech, agrarian-loving blockbuster film, the answer is yes. And this points to a challenge for conservative purists of all stripes.
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Bad Reason and the ‘Manhattan Declaration’

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A good deal of online commentary about a recent ecumenical statement misunderstands the nature of human reason.
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How to Stop the Next Detroit Bomber

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In response to the would-be Detroit bomber, Yemen wants more helicopters to counter terrorism. But there is no indication helicopters would have stopped him or that, over the long run, they will put an end to the activities of al-Qaeda enthusiasts. Counterterrorism efforts need to take hearts, minds, and wills seriously.
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Marriage As Friendship

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One of the best ways to bolster American unions is to promote a proper understanding of friendship and marriage.
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