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The Privilege of Being “Anti-War”

The Privilege of Being “Anti-War”

You can’t call for Intifada and be anti-war at the same time
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Mallory Mosner
Can The US Overcome Its Addiction To Populism?

Can The US Overcome Its Addiction To Populism?

Some thoughts on Liberals, Conservatives, Faux-Liberals and the dreaded ‘Third Strand’ and their proto-fascist leanings
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Argumentative Penguin
The Israel-Gaza Conflict Isn’t “Genocide.” It’s War.

The Israel-Gaza Conflict Isn’t “Genocide.” It’s War.

In light of recent campus protests, we need to look beyond labels and unravel the history of combat
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Benjamin Sledge
What Failed Anti-Piracy Law Can Teach Us About the TikTok Ban

What Failed Anti-Piracy Law Can Teach Us About the TikTok Ban

The U.S. Government is brazenly escalating internet censorship. What can we learn from past attempts to shut platforms down?
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Joe Duncan
Holding Compassionate Neutrality In the Digital Age

Holding Compassionate Neutrality In the Digital Age

Some thoughts on intellectual and emotional stoicism
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Argumentative Penguin
Far Left? Far Right? Or Far Too Good To Be True?

Far Left? Far Right? Or Far Too Good To Be True?

How to centre yourself by spotting which way your populist is pushing or pulling you.
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Argumentative Penguin
The Greediest Man At The Village Dinner

The Greediest Man At The Village Dinner

A parable about our modern approach to morality and money through the lens of a village community hall.
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Argumentative Penguin
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Revisiting the Lost Art of Civil Discourse in a Polarized World

Revisiting the Lost Art of Civil Discourse in a Polarized World

The echo chamber problem and the quest for diverse voices in a new Boost publication
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Benjamin Sledge
The Glorious Tale Of How Bennguin Came To Pass

The Glorious Tale Of How Bennguin Came To Pass

There’s a new publication in town and you are cordially invited to not submit to it (yet)
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Argumentative Penguin
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The Results Are In: Trigger Warnings Make Life Worse

The Results Are In: Trigger Warnings Make Life Worse

Trigger Warning: Controversy, opinions, flying feathers.
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Argumentative Penguin
Wearing Your Politics on Your Front Lawn

Wearing Your Politics on Your Front Lawn

The importance of empathy and why you should rethink putting political signs in front of your house.
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Sean Kernan
Analog Nostalgia, Digital Frustration

Analog Nostalgia, Digital Frustration

Gen X, Xennials, and elder Millennials are fed up with tech ruling their lives and have initiated a revolt
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Benjamin Sledge
I Asked A Celestial Dinosaur And A Cultural Icon To Fight About Morality

I Asked A Celestial Dinosaur And A Cultural Icon To Fight About Morality

And they didn’t exactly fight to the death on New Year’s Eve — but it was close.
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Argumentative Penguin
Commitment, Trust and Sacrifice

Commitment, Trust and Sacrifice

The essential ingredients of real marriage
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Frank Parker
Is Morality invented or discovered?

Is Morality invented or discovered?

An argument for universal values
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Benigo Montoya
Morality is personal and tribal, always

Morality is personal and tribal, always

Good and evil represent idiosyncratic, subjective preferences
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Nebulasaurus
In Defense of Marriage

In Defense of Marriage

It’s more than statistics. For marriage to work, we must understand the history and how we’ve been driven toward consumer based…
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Benjamin Sledge
Marriage Is A Mess

Marriage Is A Mess

If we no longer bother with ‘until death do us part’ — should we let this outdated institution die of its own accord
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Argumentative Penguin
The Accidental Endorsement Of Terrorist Warfare

The Accidental Endorsement Of Terrorist Warfare

It’s all just oppressor/oppressed and we’ll have no further discussion thank you very much.
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Argumentative Penguin
The Panopticon Is Preparing For Round One Of Ben Vs The Peng

The Panopticon Is Preparing For Round One Of Ben Vs The Peng

And you’re all invited to attend. It’ll be exactly like Hunger Games, but theoretical and snack sized.
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Argumentative Penguin
Gen Z Has a History Lesson Problem

Gen Z Has a History Lesson Problem

When history, arts, and the humanities are no longer taught, the wheel of history repeats travesty
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Benjamin Sledge
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