Do We Need a Vaccine for Hubris?
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D. Saul Weiner
2015-02-13 08:13
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There are a lot of heated exchanges going on right now in social media related to vaccination. Many people have become convinced that parents who do not vaccinate are jeopardizing the health of others and that vaccines for children should be mandated. Politicians who are expected to run for president in 2016 are starting to weigh in on the topic and some...
The Role of Monsters in the American Presidency
D. Saul Weiner
2004-12-07 16:00
"She [America] goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy." So said our 6th president John Quincy Adams in 1821. But as economist and historian Robert Higgs has pointed out, a president displaying such timidity will not be judged as great by today's historians. Indeed, those presidents who heed Adams' vision are practically destined for mediocrity, if not worse. These...
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