Daily Archives: December 6, 2005

The Trial of Saddam

Even if its editorial policies did a 180, the New York Times would have a hard time erasing its image as a left-wing mouthpiece with bureau chiefs who look like this: That’s John Burns, Baghdad Bureau Chief for the Times, … Continue reading

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The Common Good

Starting last Friday, the topic of the ‘RNS Quote of the Day’ has focused in the flawed concept of “The Common Goodâ€?. I’m hoping to be able to continue this for the rest of the week because the concept deserves … Continue reading

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RNS Quote of the Day

Every social system is based, explicitly or implicitly, on some theory of ethics. The tribal notion of ‘The Common Good’ has served as the moral justification of most social systems – and all of the tyrannies – in history. The … Continue reading

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