Tag: individual rights
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Free Speech Isn’t Conditional
Free speech is a cornerstone of Western society. Not the comfortable kind. Not the kind that only protects opinions we agree with. The real version—the one that protects speech we don’t like.Especially that kind.Recently, a situation popped up where a comedian did what comedians have always done—he parodied someone. It wasn’t flattering. It wasn’t polite.…
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Knee-Jerk Empathy Leads to More Victims, Or why “doing something” isn’t the same as doing something useful
In the wake of tragedy, familiar arguments rush back into the headlines. Recent shootings—both abroad and at home—have once again reignited the gun control debate, accompanied by alarming statistics and emotionally charged claims. That reaction is understandable. Grief demands answers. But urgency is not clarity, and too often this debate relies on misleading definitions and…
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Life after door kicking. 