A Modest Proposal: Character Counts, Starting in 2018

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“[I]f partisans endorse the unspoken but clear message ‘We’ll always protect the unethical ones on our side,’ it guarantees they’ll get more unethical behavior. They’re sending the signal to all aspiring leaders within their movement that they would rather live with bad behavior on their own side than give the other side a ‘win.’” … .

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David Brooks’s Dubious Virtues

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“Neither of these ideas is connected with any religious notion, much less any orthodox version of Christianity, in which pride is the sin of preferring a self-chosen world to a God-made world and where sin itself consists in rebellion against and alienation from God.” AC

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Why Liberty Isn't Enough

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“It’s important to talk about liberty, but not in isolation. Our language should reflect the truth that reason, justice, equality, and virtue make freedom possible.” Public Discourse

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