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  • What Machiavelli Could Teach Trump on Iraq

    What Machiavelli Could Teach Trump on Iraq

    Trump is often called Machiavellian. He isn’t, but when it comes to his treatment of Iraq, the president could stand to take some of the…
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    Katherine Emily
    Jan 6, 2020
    The Latent Authoritarianism of Marco Rubio’s Moral Politics

    The Latent Authoritarianism of Marco Rubio’s Moral Politics

    In a recent speech at Catholic University, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) engaged in much despondent handwringing over the country’s frayed…
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    Katherine Emily
    Nov 6, 2019
    Morality and the Decline of Institutions

    Morality and the Decline of Institutions

    Public polling seems to indicate a splintering of the American soul; not only has polarization increased in recent decades, but the…
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    Katherine Emily
    Apr 25, 2019
    Robert Mueller: Constitutional Scholar?

    Robert Mueller: Constitutional Scholar?

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    Katherine Emily
    Apr 19, 2019
    Killing Independence in Modern Politics

    Killing Independence in Modern Politics

    “I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever in religion, in philosophy, in politics, or…
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    Katherine Emily
    Apr 18, 2019
    Substantive Idealism

    Substantive Idealism

    By marrying his intellectual and productive capacities, the individual can make manifest the values that catalyze his being.
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    Katherine Emily
    Apr 9, 2019
    Rights and the Reflective Principle

    Rights and the Reflective Principle

    Love of personal liberty demands respect for the same capacity in another.
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    Katherine Emily
    Apr 9, 2019
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