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Crises Have Consequences

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 09 May 2020 18:17:50 +0000

Covid-19 came to America and the rest of the world without warning and changed our lives in ways never imagined except perhaps in science-fiction. People’s reactions to the crisis have ranged from heroic efforts to serve those vulnerable to the virus, all the way to the other extreme of hoarding, price gouging, and profiteering. The [...]

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“American Exceptionalism”

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:05:24 +0000

I am troubled by the term “American exceptionalism.” Those who know me will find this odd because I love my country, my eyes still fill with tears when I hear the national anthem, and I thank God that I was born here. What is more, I believe no other nation has done more than America [...]

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Flirting with Fascism

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:45:58 +0000

America has undergone a dramatic cultural shift in the short space of a half-century. The 1960s celebrated freedom from the restraint of traditional morals and mores and celebrated open-mindedness and diversity. Among the guiding principles of that time were “Truth is relative—everyone creates her own” and “No one should be able to impose his beliefs [...]

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