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On The Pleasant And The Good

Simply because we live in an age where many people seem to religiously avoid anything unpleasant as if to be unpleasant is to be evil, it is all too easy for people to fall into the opposite ditch and view … Continue reading

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A Visa By Any Other Name

It is unclear why governments in the contemporary era seem so intent on not calling things by name. At what point did it become too much to simply call a spade a spade, or a visa a visa? When one … Continue reading

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Nil Per Os

Yesterday afternoon (as I write this Sabbath morning), I was chatting with a close friend of mine who let me know that her husband had been hospitalized for diverticulosis, and gave me the information about which hospital it was and … Continue reading

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An Indefinite Suspension

This evening there was supposed to be a Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, but in the first quarter of the game, a frightening real life situation intruded upon the game when … Continue reading

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Cores of Contention

For a long time, I have been fond of the United States Census Bureau and its unceasing efforts to place cities and counties and various other population areas in a larger context that shows what areas are part of the … Continue reading

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On the Dilemmas Of Public Health

One of the matters I have had cause to reflect upon much over the past few years is the subject of public health. If in general we have known a great deal of progress in private health over the past … Continue reading

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Mask Off

When my flight was making its final descent into Puerto Vallarta on Friday afternoon, the stewardess decided that was a fine moment to inform the passengers on my plane that the international airport, for some unknown reason, still required all … Continue reading

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On Dysteleology And The Possibility Of Repair

One of the most notable and in my mind not-well-understood aspects of intelligent design over the past couple of decades has been the recognition that a great deal of what are often viewed as active evils are in fact manifestations … Continue reading

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A Little Less Conversation

Do we have a right to privacy? Do we have an obligation to respect the privacy of others? Frequently in life I ponder this particular question, because it is related to a lot of issues and questions that come up. … Continue reading

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Believe The Evidence

Like many people, I have an interest in celebrity trials. This is not because such trials are consequential on their own–they are not–nor because celebrities are often worthwhile people, because most of the time they are not, but rather because … Continue reading

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