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Seasoning with Salt, and Gentleness
Acting in an ethical manner is very salient to my thinking. I have extremely strong negative gut reactions to any perception I have, whether genuine or spurious, of any kind of moral compromise, especially if the person … -
The Korean Hostages
Remember them? The ones in Afghanistan who were released? David Park (Next Gener.Asian) looks at the ramifications of the conditions for their release. Makes me think what Jesus (Isa al-Masih) calls us to do as we follo… -
Chinese 110A Can Be Awesome
Mengzi 1A.1. Yes, indeed. No, this is not a geeky plug. It really is cool. Perhaps under the influence of my Chinese name, I have always thought as Mengzi did on this matter. Though as a pre-Christian philosopher h… -
America’s Frugality and Innovation
[reposted from WordPress]What don’t we dump money into? Public schools, health care, ourselves… 白費, it’s all bureaucracy. Well, except the money we profligately wasteon luxuries for ourselves (yes, I’m going to speak… -
Political Self-Identity
First some links: J Budziszewski on conservatism and liberalism. Now the political semi-rant. I came into college as a near-neocon, I could've sworn. I got turned off, though, by its promotion of consumerism as the twi… -
Noah Webster on Voting
In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate--look to his character. . . When a citizen gives his suffrage to a man of known immorali… -
Punishments and Government
And now my random thing about crime and punishment, lowercase, because I feel like it, and probably in connexion to ASUC election time. There's a weak correlation in there somewhere. Corrupt politicians have to be exile… -
The U.S. and Iran
'Axis of evil' seeps into Hollywood Persians, as we all know from US President George W Bush, are a nasty lot, but was it always thus? You bet, if the Hollywood epic 300 has anything to say about it. More than pure ente… -
Moral Sensibility, Fundamental Worldview and Political Persuasion
You scored as Citizen. Congratulations. You are a Citizen. You probably believe that no one is above the law, and that the law is what makes life easier. You probably dislike chaos in all of its forms and, odds are, you…
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