Embryo Value

There are some who argue that embryos are not persons because they are not yet capable of cognition, self-awareness, the formulation of desires, and the creation of future directed desires. How we know what an embryo knows is a bit of a puzzler. Putting that question...

Debt

“Going into debt to create long-term investments makes as much sense for the government as a private individual’s borrowing more than his annual income to buy a house. By the same token, people who borrow more than their annual income to pay for lavish entertainment...

Sexual Predators

“Here is what sexual abusers of children know: Nobody has this kid’s back. Mom’s distracted or does drugs, dad isn’t on the scene or doesn’t care. The kids are on their own. Predators can smell this, the undefended nature of their prey.” – Peggy...

Public Opinion

“One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.” – Bertrand Russell

Property Rights

“Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the poor.” – John Ruskin

Attack Ideas, Not People

“Because the Court cannot function well without collegiality, the work drives home the importance of balancing a commitment to ideas with a commitment to respect people who don’t share them. I can’t help but think of what Justice Scalia had to say about this: ‘I...