Content tagged freedom

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Ads produced by the Center for Consumer Freedom. They’re, uh, a little heavy handed. gulfstream/930

What rules govern a “just society”? Political philosopher John Rawls believed that a thought experiment known as the “original position” … gulfstream/979

Michael Kinsley’s gotten a bit wilder since he stopped having to be a cautious, responsible editor, but this is a good article on liberties, … gulfstream/1177

Dahlia Lithwick suggests that the Supreme Court debate over the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act sets two elements of democracy—equality and freedom—against … gulfstream/1267

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Most of us are not Patrick Henry and would be willing to lose a great deal of freedom in order to save our lives. This is especially true when the freedom … quotes/439

I'm happy to agree with Cox that the market, left to itself, would find a reasonable balance between the desires of media publishers and consumers. But … quotes/413

There are at least three kinds of reasons governments give for limiting people's freedom. First, some acts, like filming child pornography, injure the … quotes/127

Strange, with what freedom and quantity I pissed this night, which I know not what to impute to but my oysters--unless the coldness of the night should … pepys/230

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