“Buy Local” is a mantra familiar to most contemporary consumers. There may be various motivations for the practice: to support a neighborhood economy; to minimize environmental impact; or to enjoy the benefits of fresh food
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It might be true that some people use crime in the black community as a way to deflect from the problem of police misconduct. However, that is not the case overall, and if we reason
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When examining issues surrounding the Black Lives Movement (BLM), there are three areas of interest if we are to understand and respond to it. These are the proposition, the organization, and the movement itself. One
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In a recent essay at Law & Liberty, Harvard historian James Hankins proposes a different kind of reparations for African-Americans: reallocating federal higher education funds to vouchers for K-12 schools. This, he argues, will do far more
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Symbols, Rituals and the American Creed Originally published by Anna M. from Emerald Coast National Writing Project in Florida The American Creed, written by William Tyler Page, is an important statement that introduces many themes that Americans hold dear. America
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“The dirty little secret of expertise—and of the modern era—is that we expect expertise to rescue us from our disagreements about the good life. We hope that an expanding economic pie (made possible by economic
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Admonitions on how to bring about peace in the world are not new. As early as 385AD, the Roman military expert Vegetius in his influential military treatise wrote, “Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum” (“Therefore let him
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Current controversy about the limits of government authority may revolve around masks, shutdowns, and quarantines, but the central issue—the legitimacy and advisability of government mandates—is a perennial one and lies at the heart of all
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In the 1968 musical “The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band,” there is a number in which two groups of cast members lyrically debate the merits of their respective presidential candidates in the election
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