When I was old enough to form my own political opinions, I’m ashamed to admit that I opted for simplicity out of laziness. I thought that the role of government was to protect us from foreign invaders and from domestic violence, and that was it. Everything else (economic decisions, moral decisions) should be left to [...]
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Government: Part 2
14 November, 2008
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Government: Part 1
13 November, 2008
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I’ve come to understand that, for the most part, we as humans are simply an amalgam of unconsciously acquired prejudices. Now, I realize that this is hardly a revolutionary revelation on the worldwide scale, but the implications of that realization are finally sinking in with me. Most (not all, but the vast majority) of what [...]
Church or State?
13 January, 2008
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i just wrote this for school. might edit it later: As I follow the presidential debates this year, I can’t help but be bothered by the fact that many of the current issues are really non-issues. While the morality of abortion or of gay marriage is certainly a debatable topic, it is not the job [...]
