In the last chapter we saw what every human person craves, and what motivates all human action, namely, certain goods such as friendship, love, accomplishment, health, etc... Further, we saw that if ...

Poorer Americans work long hours to afford basic necessities. Richer Americans work long hours in pursuit of “the good life” that’s perpetually just beyond their grasp. All of this tedious work is a ...

苏格拉底的审判和死亡（公元前399年），是古希腊城邦道德和政治危机的集中体现。这位“牛虻”因其对权威和传统道德的不断追问，被雅典民主体制判处“腐蚀青年”和“不敬神”的罪名。他平静地接受判决，是理性个体对不义法律的最后一次服从，以此维护了法律自身的尊严 ...

Miami's College Football Playoff bid isn't dead yet and the Crimson Tide may have handed the selection committee it's most ...

FOR THIS YEAR’S THANKSGIVING PRAYER, a theory: Gratitude is not just a virtue that serves an important social role, but it ...

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Introduction: Trust as the Lifeblood of Civilization Yuval Noah Harari, in Sapiens, argues that trust mdash;not brute strength or intelligence mdash;is the glue that binds human civilization .

Pollsters, news anchors and newspaper columnists say America is polarized. The day before the 2024 presidential election, The ...

Why is punctuation important? Neil and Alice discuss rhetoric, commas and full stops.

On October, 23, 2025, Encounter Books honored Charles R. Kesler with the Encounter Prize for Advancing American Ideals during ...

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Libertarianism is not a philosophy of tolerance toward all non-violent behavior. Rather, it is a philosophy of intolerance ...