David Breitenbeck

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The Broken Home Fallacy

The Broken Home fallacy depends upon a fairly simplistic either-or understanding of morality; either someone is a thoroughly bad person or he is an innocent victim. A more mature, traditional understanding of morality has it otherwise.

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Corona Thoughts

The panic over the Coronavirus brought the world to a standstill. As we are slow emerging from the lockdowns, now is the perfect time to ask, "What did we really accomplish?"

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On Gunga Din

Rudyard Kipling's epic poem Gunga Din, as with so many other works of the past, may not go over so well in our Progressively-minded era. But it should be read and remembered because not was it progressive for its time, but it also offers an insight in to the paucity of modern Progressive thought.

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Modernism and Traditionalism as Expressed in Naked Women

In these two famous paintings, we see more than just two differing depictions of the same subject. We see the essential differences between modernism and traditionalism.

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The Logical Problems With Hate Speech Laws

Hate speech laws are self-contradictory and dangerous. There is no way to apply them fairly or consistently, and no one would actually benefit--except the state.

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Dog Whistles and Prejudice

It has become common to accuse a politician of blowing a rhetorical dog whistle when using certain words or arguments. This an easy claim to make, but it's also dishonest and unfair.

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The Real Lesson of Violent Crime

Something changed in the last half-century that has led to an increase in mass shootings. It would be best to finally figure out what it is.

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Who Benefits?

Policies and proposals that make little sense at first often become clear when we see who benefits.

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Arguing From Ambiguity

It has become a familiar tactic to define concepts as a "spectrum" or "fluid," but in certain cases this is an utter fallacy.

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The Broken Home Fallacy

The Broken Home fallacy depends upon a fairly simplistic either-or understanding of morality; either someone is a thoroughly bad person or he is an innocent victim. A more mature, traditional understanding of morality has it otherwise.

Corona Thoughts

The panic over the Coronavirus brought the world to a standstill. As we are slow emerging from the lockdowns, now is the perfect time to ask, "What did we really accomplish?"

On Gunga Din

Rudyard Kipling's epic poem Gunga Din, as with so many other works of the past, may not go over so well in our Progressively-minded era. But it should be read and remembered because not was it progressive for its time, but it also offers an insight in to the paucity of modern Progressive thought.

Modernism and Traditionalism as Expressed in Naked Women

In these two famous paintings, we see more than just two differing depictions of the same subject. We see the essential differences between modernism and traditionalism.

The Logical Problems With Hate Speech Laws

Hate speech laws are self-contradictory and dangerous. There is no way to apply them fairly or consistently, and no one would actually benefit--except the state.

Dog Whistles and Prejudice

It has become common to accuse a politician of blowing a rhetorical dog whistle when using certain words or arguments. This an easy claim to make, but it's also dishonest and unfair.

The Real Lesson of Violent Crime

Something changed in the last half-century that has led to an increase in mass shootings. It would be best to finally figure out what it is.

Who Benefits?

Policies and proposals that make little sense at first often become clear when we see who benefits.

Arguing From Ambiguity

It has become a familiar tactic to define concepts as a "spectrum" or "fluid," but in certain cases this is an utter fallacy.

Kamala's Doublethink Conundrum

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Punching Up by Laughing Out Loud- A Review of Am I Racist?