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An Example that Inspires Hope

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:52:46 +0000

In the early 1902s Anthony, a young Italian immigrant to the United States, was being screened at New York's Ellis Island. In those days, one requirement for entry into the country was having at least twenty dollars to ensure that he could support himself until he found work. Anthony, unaware of that requirement, had only [...]

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In Praise of Virtue

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 14:43:22 +0000

Virtue may be defined simply as doing the right thing and heroic virtue as doing the right thing at great personal cost. Some claim virtue is always in short supply because opposing behaviors such as malice, complacency, indifference, and cowardice are more numerous. Others say virtue is more common than we imagine but just not [...]

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One Man’s Powerful Example

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 15:34:13 +0000

Many ideas that used to be considered absurd are now considered wise. For example, the idea that disbanding police departments will make people safer. Or that increased government spending will reduce inflation. Or that persuading groups of citizens to hate one another will lead to social harmony. Or that looting stores and burning down buildings [...]

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Rediscovering Humility

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 01:29:34 +0000

In a recent essay I traced the problem of divisiveness in modern America to our culture’s overemphasis on SELF—notably self-esteem and self-actualization—and suggested that the solution lies in renewed appreciation of the virtue of humility. Unfortunately, such a renewal will very difficult to accomplish for two important reasons. First, humility and self-esteem are almost exact opposites. Humility [...]

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