Defining Ideas by topic: Societal Values

January 16, 2013
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Wards of the State

by Bruce Thornton (Research Fellow and W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2009–10, 2010–11)
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With the rise of entitlements, we are not only experiencing a crisis of finances, but also a crisis of character.
December 6, 2012
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It’s the Culture, Stupid

by William Ratliff (Research Fellow)
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Why do some countries join the ranks of the most developed nations while others do not?
November 29, 2012
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The Rise of Faux Diversity

by Bruce Thornton (Research Fellow and W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2009–10, 2010–11)
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Should skin color be a determining factor in college admissions?
November 21, 2012
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Waiting for the GOP’s Populist Turn

by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow)
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If there’s one thing Americans hate, it’s an out-of-touch, elitist snob.
October 9, 2012
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The Affirmative Action Quagmire

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Rather than place restrictions on race-based preferences, the Supreme Court should let colleges run themselves.
October 2, 2012
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David Brooks, You're Wrong.

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
Government, not the market, poses the largest threat to human flourishing.
September 19, 2012
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The Brave New Battlefield

by Shane Harris
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With the rise of drones, human beings may no longer be essential to the conduct of war.
September 19, 2012
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One Nation, Under God?

by Bruce Thornton (Research Fellow and W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2009–10, 2010–11)
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The decline of religion in the United States has troubling consequences for public life.
September 13, 2012
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Profile in Classics: Victor Davis Hanson

by Emily Esfahani Smith
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We in the West forget the wisdom of the ancient past at our own peril.
September 11, 2012
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The Preacher-in-Chief

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
The president’s DNC speech was long on rhetoric and short on coherent policy.