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Finding our center in moral courage and compassion

Finding our center in moral courage and compassion What gets me through the day New Raven graphic drawn by my daughter, Erika Mazza-Smith So much of what I write in this journal is about the deep and heavy challenges facing our world. I want to share a few thoughts about what keeps me going through […]

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Outsourcing Morality

Outsourcing Morality Ron Brown and Bill Clinton All the benefits of virtue without the costs. Remember when you had to do something virtuous to signal your virtue? Some of the virtuous way back when did virtuous acts and didn’t even tell anyone else about them. If you go into older museums and other civic monuments […]

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Why We Don’t Have Principled Politicians

Why We Don’t Have Principled Politicians Politicians choose their stances on issues based on public opinion, not principles. Recently, Senator Chuck Schumer introduced a bill that would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level. He stated that the legality of marijuana should be a matter left up to individual states. This ringing endorsement of federalism might […]

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Character, Not Control, Is the Antidote to Evil

Character, Not Control, Is the Antidote to Evil Every hero is a potential villain who chose differently. Humans are dangerous creatures capable of great evil. This inescapable truth bombards us every time we turn on the news. The weight of this knowledge bears down on every human soul, and with every tragedy, we are starkly […]

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How To Recognize When Your Society Is Suffering A Dramatic Decline

How To Recognize When Your Society Is Suffering A Dramatic Decline When historians and analysts look at the factors surrounding the collapse of a society, they often focus on the larger events and indicators — the moments of infamy. However, I think it’s important to consider the reality that large scale societal decline is built […]

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“Don’t Owe. Won’t Pay.” Everything You’ve Been Told About Debt Is Wrong

“Don’t Owe. Won’t Pay.” Everything You’ve Been Told About Debt Is Wrong With the nation’s household debt burden at $11.85 trillion, even the most modest challenges to its legitimacy have revolutionary implications. The legitimacy of a given social order rests on the legitimacy of its debts. Even in ancient times this was so. In traditional […]

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