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Live Free and Kill Grandma?
Live Free and Kill Grandma?

Through technological advancement, we have transcended the evolved invisibility of an asymptomatic host and concurrently exposed the moral responsibility which accompanies it.

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Jay ShapiroMarch 24, 2020COVID, COVID-19, Masks, Freedom, Wear a mask, Libertarianism, Coronavirus
It’s the Implications We Fear
It’s the Implications We Fear
  1. All men are created equal.

  2. All men are not created with equal qualities, abilities, desires, opportunities, impulses, biases, environments, and instincts.

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Jay ShapiroMarch 2, 2020Consequentialism, philosophy, politics, Islam, liberal, conservative
The Criticizing Freedom Series: Part 1 - Food First, Philosophy Later
The Criticizing Freedom Series: Part 1 - Food First, Philosophy Later

The concern is that the same system which helped us get to this asking point may now actually distract us from answering it.

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Jay ShapiroDecember 30, 2019Libertarianism, freedom, twilight zone, enlightenment, democracy, philosophy, determinism, free will
From “Is” to “Us” the Words that Define Impeachments
From “Is” to “Us” the Words that Define Impeachments

I, like nearly everyone, can forecast how the Trump impeachment story will unfold in terms of votes and party lines. But what is harder to predict is what moment may come to define this entire thing.

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Jay ShapiroDecember 14, 2019Libertarianism, freedom, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Impeachment, America
Utilitarianism is not a Moral Philosophy
Utilitarianism is not a Moral Philosophy

An essay on the lure of utilitarianism and my experience with the National High School Ethics bow.

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Jay ShapiroOctober 7, 2019utilitarianism, Peter Singer, philosophy, moral philosophy, Ethics, High School Ethics Bowl
Donald Trump Is a Liar, but He’s Not a Hypocrite
Donald Trump Is a Liar, but He’s Not a Hypocrite

Article published by Areo Magazine

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Jay ShapiroSeptember 30, 2019Donald Trump, Liar, hypocrite
The Actual Abortion Debate
The Actual Abortion Debate

We don’t have a law in place to protect women. We need one. But first we need to be honest about what the abortion argument actually is.

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Jay ShapiroMay 1, 2019abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, trolley problem, philosophy, Roe v Wade
Imagining a Future of Tolerance
Imagining a Future of Tolerance

Where do we go from here?

Article Published by Arc Digital

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Jay ShapiroDecember 10, 2018Sam Harris, Maajid Nawaz, Islam and the Future of Tolerance
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