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John Locke: 10 quotes on his birthday
Read these 10 quotes by John Locke, the man sometimes called "the Father of Classical Liberalism."
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Chapter & Verse Simon & Schuster will enter the self-publishing world
The publishing giant is teaming up with Author Solutions Inc. to create Archway Publishing, a publishing house which will focus on self-published works.
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John Locke: 10 quotes on his birthday
Read these 10 quotes by John Locke, the man sometimes called "the Father of Classical Liberalism."
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Tea party claims 'seat at the table' with Romney's Paul Ryan pick for VP
Tea party activists expected to be snubbed at the GOP convention. But tea partyers say they're very encouraged by Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan – a leader among fiscal conservatives – to be his vice presidential running mate.
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The Paul Ryan 2012 budget: What he learned in 2011
The Paul Ryan 2011 budget sounded like a graduate thesis on statistical steroids. Paul Ryan's 2012 budget is an 80-page campaign commercial.
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Global Viewpoint Why you should love your city more than your country
Patriotism applies to countries, while 'civicism' applies to cities – where more than half the world's population lives. As the world urbanizes, a new class of global cities is competing for the affection of residents and tourists. There are several reasons to welcome this development.
12/01/2011 02:59 pm -
The Simple Dollar Roth IRA: Am I saving too much for retirement?
Roth IRA is important, but aren't there other things to save for, too? Question No. 1 of the reader mailbag takes a look at the Roth IRA dilemma.
07/06/2011 03:38 pm -
Opinion France's burqa ban: Has Europe forgotten the gas chambers?
As we've seen with France's burqa ban that went into effect this week, global religious tolerance – especially in Europe – is under threat. Growing Islamophobia threatens to undermine hard-fought freedom and tolerance in post-WW II Europe and around the world.
04/14/2011 12:27 pm -
Thomas Jefferson a closet royalist? Hardly.
Research using spectral imaging of a 'rough draught' of the Declaration of Independence shows that Thomas Jefferson crossed out 'subjects' and very carefully replaced it with 'citizens.'
07/03/2010 01:45 pm -
Opinion On July 4, the Founders didn't create America; America created the Founders
The principles of the Declaration of Independence were already fiercely held in the hearts and minds of everyday Americans before July 4, 1776.
07/02/2010 02:55 pm -
Being Wrong
What makes us err? A journalist examines our stubborn inclination to wrong-headedness.
06/28/2010 12:54 pm -
America in the midst of two major 'national emergencies'
Terror threat plus H1N1 flu emergency could test Constitutional protections.
10/24/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion What's happened to 'higher' education?
We've traded the foundations of elevated thought for the allure of scientific progress.
05/13/2009 01:00 am
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