by Publius | Sep 18, 2019 | Contemporary Culture, Grey Matter, History and Tradition
By Kristen Waggoner | (Source) It’s amazing to see who comes to the defense of freedom when you least expect it. In July, 12 leading philosophy scholars from around the world signed on to a statement supporting freedom of thought and speech in academia, specifically...
by Publius | Sep 11, 2019 | Grey Matter, Politics and Goverment, Posts
By Barry Brownstein | (Source) The world is not in danger of being overpopulated, so why do so many insist it is? Shortly after my wife graduated from college, she joined Zero Population Growth. Looking back, she tells me it was an emotional reaction fueled by...
by Publius | Sep 6, 2019 | Economics and Enterprise, Grey Matter, Posts
By Jorge Jraissati | (Source) In order to flourish economically, property rights must be secure and the rule of law must exist. A generation ago, Venezuela was the most advanced Latin American economy, with the largest oil reserves in the world, and with a bright...
by Publius | May 6, 2019 | Grey Matter, Politics and Goverment
By James D. Agresti (Source) James Madison, the father of the U.S. Constitution and primary author of the Bill of Rights, repeatedly emphasized that the United States is a “republic” and not a “democracy.” In stark contrast, Jonathan Bernstein, a Bloomberg columnist...
by Publius | Jan 31, 2019 | Grey Matter
By Nick Givas | (Source) “Fox & Friends” highlighted actor Ashton Kutcher on Thursday amid pro-choice controversy after he shared a video of a man with Down syndrome advocating how his life is worth living. “In some cases, people terminate a pregnancy because of...
by Publius | Jan 14, 2019 | Grey Matter
By Bill Scher | (Source) The shutdown debate can seem pointlessly semantic. President Trump wants $5 billion to begin work on a “steel barrier,” which he portrays as a generous compromise from his initial proposal of a concrete wall. Democrats say they want “border...
