
There Is No Such Thing as a Social Contract, but so What?
• https://fee.org, Antony Davies, James R. HarriganThere is much firmer ground upon which to build than an imaginary social contract to which no one was ever a signatory.
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There is much firmer ground upon which to build than an imaginary social contract to which no one was ever a signatory.
I can still remember the first time someone told me that they believed in the Calvinist doctrine of "the depravity of man." It shocked me. To complain about human behavior I very well understood; there's plenty of bad behavior in the world.
A 15-year-old boy died hours after being shot during protests Wednesday evening in the Malika area east of Gaza City, the health ministry in the territory announced early Thursday.
In a free society, every individual has a right to their life, liberty and property. No one may initiate force (i.e., invade) the life, liberty or property of anyone else. This is the ideal that must perpetually be in our sights, despite the loud voi
injustice
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-while in custody of the regime' after he was accused of exposing violations committed by the royal family
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The Israeli government has recently claimed that it can "legislate anywhere in the world", that it is "entitled to violate the sovereignty of foreign countries", and that "is allowed to ignore the directives of international law in any fiel
The Israeli government has recently claimed that it can "legislate anywhere in the world", that it is "entitled to violate the sovereignty of foreign countries", and that "is allowed to ignore the directives of international law in any fiel
The Israeli government has recently claimed that it can "legislate anywhere in the world", that it is "entitled to violate the sovereignty of foreign countries", and that "is allowed to ignore the directives of international law in any fiel
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Sweatshops and Human Rights
Just prior to a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this week, a UN legal expert has declared that Israel is moving closer to formal annexation of the West Bank.
The Western world never ceases to speak of its "democratic values." In Western political theory, the way democracy works is by free speech and a free press.
The Western world never ceases to speak of its "democratic values." In Western political theory, the way democracy works is by free speech and a free press.
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The resident physician of the NXIVM sex cult has been charged with illegally conducting twisted human experiments.
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