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The three branches of government can be mutually counter-productive.
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We must redesign world economies so the poorest can lead decent lives, says Appiah.
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What happens with global warming depends on our leadership.
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The conversation of religion is full of lessons.
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The personal philosophy of Kwame Anthony Appiah.
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Past philosophers and thinkers who have influenced Appiah’s work.
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It’s important to apply our identities in relation to context and people.
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We should find a middle ground to moderate the our extremes of identity.
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Appiah talks about how his many identities come together to define him.
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Although people don’t feel that their lives have been directly changed by the Iraq war, they do feel that it changed their perception of the government, and of America’s role […]
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Excessive trust in executive power can be dangerous.
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Presidents who take power in a time when Americans are feeling disillusioned, or in some way defeated must be naturally good at restoring American sense of self-confidence.
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“It is an important part of the story that America had . . . that you had a period preceding those wars of enormous success � both relative prosperity at […]
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Rubell says there are three types of restaurants, and she loves them all.
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“The two-party system is really a one-party system,” Kucinich says.