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Jordan Peterson’s Thinkspot Probably Isn’t about “Free Speech”
“It makes sense to frame the issue as being about free speech, however, because it is likely seen as a much more worthwhile cause.”
Was the Supreme Court Missing the Big Picture When It Comes to Tech?
“Private companies like Facebook and Twitter are the focal points of more political debate now than any physical space controlled by the government.”
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Trump’s Tariffs: Did Mexico Have a Choice?
“This may sound as if Mexico were evil and did not want to help others, but this is not the case. If we become a safe third country, we would be biting off more than we can chew by condemning migrants to hellish conditions—mainly due to organized crime and lack of resources—and becoming the U.S. backyard.”
One-on-One with Rep. Dwight Evans
“I have no differences when people produce outcomes.”
Why Canada Needs to Ditch the First-Past-the-Post System
“Democratic legitimacy should not be a partisan issue; we, as Canadians, should all be taking this opportunity to discern how to make the country a more inclusive and participatory place.”
The False Binary Between Freedom and Equality (Part II)
“What constitutes a sufficiently high level of education and intelligence to participate in politics is unclear, and advocates of these elitist positions are suspiciously prone to announcing the cut-off point lies with individuals roughly as capable and qualified as themselves.”
Wayne Messam, The Florida Mayor Running for President
“And some talk is floating around right now about merit-based immigration. Individuals like my parents would have been at the bottom, the end of the line, and would perhaps never have had an opportunity, and yet they helped build the agriculture sector.”
Where Conservatives Go From Here
“While it may seem strange to some to see people on the Right express skepticism—and even disdain—for the free market, it is increasingly common.”
“Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left”
“Doing that mental exercise of seeing if you could rephrase somebody else’s argument in your own words—that alone might be one of the single most useful things that you can do to reason better and to respond to people’s arguments better.”
One-on-One with Howard Dean
“So I’m going to answer your question, but I want to preface it by saying most people do not vote on policies. They think they do, but they don’t. Even smart, educated people who think they do even more so don’t.”
The False Binary Between Freedom and Equality (Part I)
“It is not hard to infer that Locke may have been concerned that universal suffrage would result in concerted efforts to establish a more egalitarian society.”
Is the Intellectual Dark Web as “Reasonable” As It Claims?
“Once one actually delves into the positions put forward by many of members of the Intellectual Dark Web, it becomes clear they are just as fallible as their intellectual opponents.”
Nationalism: No Longer a Dirty Word But Complicated as Ever
“If it is possible to have symbols and narratives that bind an imagined community of 300 million people or of one billion, it should be equally possible to imagine a community of seven billion and to construct a coherent narrative around it and create appropriate symbolisms.”
Interview with Mike Gravel: His Priorities in Running for President
“So Buttegieg, in what that reveals of him, is that he’s a classic puppet of the military industrial complex.”