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The tippinsights opinion section reflects articles where our individual authors or individual groups (from anywhere on the political spectrum) utilize our data to make compelling arguments.

How Social Contract Theory Became State Apologetics

How Social Contract Theory Became State Apologetics

In order to critique the British government and argue a case for independence, Jefferson borrowed from Locke’s social contract theory to demonstrate the limited role of legitimate government as rights-protector and the consent as the basis for government

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It’s Time To Save Standard Time

It’s Time To Save Standard Time

The debate is not whether to stop changing the clocks every March and November. Most people, including members of Congress and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, despise the biannual switch. It’s which “version” of time to keep.

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The Economics Of Value

The Economics Of Value

Socialists believe that an economy can be planned by a group of experts and can “solve” all the problems they believe free markets have

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The President Who Cries War, Then Peace, Then War

The President Who Cries War, Then Peace, Then War

Analysts noted the contradictions reflected Trump seeking what one described as a “quick and easy” triumph while Tehran was determined to delay US demands and extract its own concessions first — a fundamental mismatch in negotiating timelines that produced the whipsaw of declarations

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