Is Divorce Good for America’s Women?
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An article by sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox raises the question of how divorce hurts and helps women.
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.
Darwin’s Disciples Today
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As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of the Species, it is time to realize that the best way to honor his legacy is to fight its over-extension and misapplication into the realm of politics. The second in a two-part series.
The Origins of Darwinian Political Thought
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As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, it is time to realize that the best way to honor his legacy is to fight its overextension and misapplication into the realm of politics. The first in a two-part series.
Policing the Global Financial Hit Squad
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In the wake of the financial crisis, market reform will require moral reform.
Regulation through Reputation
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Attempts to regulate corporate misbehavior need to find a better instrument than intrusive regulations.
Duty and Disability
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Having spent 20 years wrongly diagnosed as in a persistent vegetative state, Rom Houben reminds us that disabled persons are capable of many more substantive opportunities for human fulfillment than we are initially inclined to believe. But is bodily life just as such worth preserving? Can care-givers rightly remove hydration and nutrition?
CO2 is Not a Pollutant: Debunking a Global-Warming Myth
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In the wake of the “Climate-gate” controversy, a scientist at Princeton University argues for a sensible view on climate change and CO2.