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Ed Snowden is a hero because he realized that our very humanity
Ed Snowden is a hero because he realized that our very humanity was being compromised by the blind implementation of machines in the name of making us...

“Three hundred men, all of whom know one another, direct the
“Three hundred men, all of whom know one another, direct the economic destiny of Europe and choose their successors from among themselves.” –Wal...

The Creel Committee urged all Americans “to report the man who
The Creel Committee urged all Americans “to report the man who cries for peace, or belittles our efforts to win the war.” The ears of the American...

The Greek word deployed by Plato in “The Cave” — aletheia
The Greek word deployed by Plato in “The Cave” — aletheia — is typically translated as truth, but is more aptly translated as “disclosure”...

How does one destroy an idea? Further, how does one destroy the
How does one destroy an idea? Further, how does one destroy the truth? Corrupt governments have been struggling with this dilemma since men wore loinc...

The mass media serve as a system for communicating messages and
The mass media serve as a system for communicating messages and symbols to the general populace. It is their function to amuse, entertain, and inform,...

The American ruling class has long been determined to be mostly
The American ruling class has long been determined to be mostly self-perpetuating,2 maintaining its influence through policy-making institutions such ...

I was a rotten high school student, a shirker and smart-ass of the
I was a rotten high school student, a shirker and smart-ass of the first rank. I even found myself purged from a typing class for bad behavior - an ev...