Human Exceptionalism

book with burning pages on a concrete surface

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February 24, 2021

Human Exceptionalism}

An Amazon Book Burning

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February 24, 2021

Human Exceptionalism}

Book burning has always been a crucial ingredient of totalitarianism. In the 1930s the German Student Union infamously made bonfires from books considered antithetical to National Socialism. Similarly, the zealots who executed Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution destroyed books opposed to the diktats of Chinese Communism. Read More ›

First Lady Melania Trump applauds as gallery guest Rush Limbaugh is recognized by President Donald J. Trump during the State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Limbaugh received the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the address.

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February 17, 2021

Human Exceptionalism}

Rush Limbaugh’s Life-Affirming Strength

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February 17, 2021

Human Exceptionalism}

I have been most impressed over the years by Limbaugh’s strength of character, a crucial leadership attribute in woefully short supply at a time of failing institutions and callow public personalities. Read More ›

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February 17, 2021

Human Exceptionalism}

Rush Limbaugh’s Life Affirming Strength

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February 17, 2021

Human Exceptionalism}

I deeply admire Rush Limbaugh. Not because of his conservative viewpoints, and not because he’s a uniquely talented broadcaster who can make dropping a pencil interesting radio. Read More ›

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February 8, 2021

Human Exceptionalism}

How Much More Should We Pay for Costco’s Chickens?

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February 8, 2021

Human Exceptionalism}

New York Times columnist Nick Kristof wrote one of his periodic columns decrying industrial methods of animal husbandry. This time, he focused on chickens and the raising methods that permit Costco to sell a whole rotisserie chicken for only $4.99. Read More ›

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January 18, 2021

Human Exceptionalism}

Washington Bill to Let Non-Doctors Participate in Assisted Suicide

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January 18, 2021

Human Exceptionalism}

When selling the legalization of assisted suicide, activists always promise that strict guidelines will protect against abuse. Read More ›

Medical syringe in the doctor's hands on the patient's in room h

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December 31, 2020

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The Euthanasia Cancer Spreads

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December 31, 2020

Human Exceptionalism}

The West is tearing itself apart. The symptoms are evident in our bitterly divided politics and the attempts to punish those with heterodox views. Read More ›

Amazon Rainforest in Anavilhanas National Park, Amazonas - Brazil

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December 1, 2020

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Missouri Bill to Ban ‘Rights of Nature’

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December 1, 2020

Human Exceptionalism}

Good. A bill has been filed in Missouri to ban granting legal rights or court standing to any non-human aspect of nature. Read More ›

Selection of traditional thanksgiving food - turkey, mashed patatoes, green beans, apple pie on rustic background

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November 22, 2020

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This Thanksgiving Is Time for a ‘Great National COVID Repentance’

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November 22, 2020

Human Exceptionalism}

The CDC has requested that we stay home for Thanksgiving. That’s a bitter pill. But to the CDC’s credit, it did not attempt to impose a legally enforceable travel ban. Rather, the agency treated Americans as adults capable of making appropriate decisions. Read More ›

Dripping reagent into test tube with liquid sample, closeup. Laboratory analysis

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November 10, 2020

Human Exceptionalism}

Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Not Created with Fetal Cells

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November 10, 2020

Human Exceptionalism}

The news that Pfizer’s vaccine is 90 percent effective has rocked the world. The company will be applying for an emergency FDA approval. Read More ›

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October 29, 2020

Artificial Intelligence, Human Exceptionalism}

Will Scientists Create a Conscious Human Brain in a Dish?

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October 29, 2020

Artificial Intelligence, Human Exceptionalism}

As society roils with COVID and the election, the biotechnological revolution rushes forward with scientists bound by few enforceable ethical boundaries. Read More ›