The question of what the most important virtue is for the times we live in could easily expand to book length-I would be surprised if several had not already been written. The keystone to this question, in these times, seems actually more likely to reside in the hopefully accurate perception of the times we live in. Our era is becoming ( Read more... )

    Kant’s formulations of the categorical imperative are based on his three propositions of morality, his desire to construct a “pure moral philosophy”-one independent of empirical circumstance-and the combined importance of good will and reason to guide it. The third proposition of morality, encompassing the previous two, is expressed as, “Duty ( Read more... )

Despite an unfortunate policy history, “The problem,” in the context of illicit drugs, although perceived independently on the street and in Washington, has been defined surprisingly similarly when considering expert opinion, and shockingly differently when considering political leadership. The recurrent disconnect has been largely driven by short- ( Read more... )

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The Government Accountability Office reported that more than 755,000 names now appear on the U.S. terrorist watch list ( Read more... )

until i have regular access to a computer again i'm going to suck at being online.

This is unbelievable. The most repressive piece of legislation yet from this administration. We need to make a huge deal over this--write, call, yell, scream. Say no to thought crimes before it's too late ( Read more... )

"James Razsa, who cleaned the Kennebunkport pool of former President George H.W. Bush, told a reporter that 'if every American had to pool-boy for these people for a day, you'd have a revolution on your hands ( Read more... )