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“The Polity and Us”

On February 9, 2021

An organized society, or ‘polity,’ is made up of innumerable interactions among individual persons – and between each of us and the myriad of laws, norms, policies, and practices that govern the ways we navigate our way through daily life. Never mind the overrated internet; the real […]

“Making Room for Moral Responsibility in Foreign Policy”

On February 9, 2021

How we see, understand, and interact with the world says a great deal about us – as individuals and as nations. In the realm of political affairs, principle has long taken a distant backseat to power politics. The term of art for that approach is “realpolitik.” It […]

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“When Politics and Law Collide”

On September 14, 2020

Politics and the law don’t mix. In the Free World, the law preserves and enlarges our freedom by guaranteeing equal protection to all.

Rich or poor, powerful or meek, mainstream or […]

“If An Idealist Ran the White House”

On July 13, 2020

“The United States of America was founded on great ideals – of liberal democracy, individual liberty, equality before the law,

inalienable human rights, and governance that is truly of, by, and for the people. In practice, however, those great […]

Pandemic Blues and their Antidote

On June 15, 2020

A little plague goes a very long way. Our accustomed routines

suddenly stopped in their tracks in mid-March 2020, with a daily dose of isolation taking the unwelcome place of […]

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