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Change and Progress
Many people today believe change and progress to be identical. Changemakers are viewed as inherently positive forces. Children are encouraged to change the world, with the assumption that the change will be guaranteed to be positive. This cannot be further from the truth. Most Americans believe that at least one of the last two presidents…
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Mixed Constitutions
Government building is a careful craft. If the state shifts too far toward benefitting one group or another and disadvantaging the remainder of the populace, unrest and revolution begin to brew. But where is the middle point? How does one balance the interests of the oligarchs and the democrats, which are so incompatible? To tackle…
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Justice
As I discussed in my last post, the Greeks have a different conception of justice. The Greeks viewed justice as everything in its right place. What I found interesting is the divide among Greeks as to what the right order is. The difference can teach us a great deal about how different groups in society…