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November 2024

Of Voting in 2024 (Part III of III): A System Which Feeds on Those it Pretends—by Pretense—to Protect.
"Masculine republics give way to feminine democracies, and feminine democracies give way to tyranny." —Aristotle, Politics
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The Great Conversation
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Drew Maglio
Of Voting in 2024 (Part II of III): On Positive Democracy (and the American People's Hatred of Aristocratic Ideals)
Picking up from Part I, we will now turn to an analysis of positive democracy and its inherent opposition to America, conceived as a lofty idea made…
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The Great Conversation
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Drew Maglio
Of Voting in 2024 (Part I of III): On Voting One's "Self-Interest"
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The Great Conversation
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Drew Maglio

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Against the Florida-fication of the World
Upon moving back to my beloved home state of Florida in the beginning of 2024, I began to experience a disorientation.
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The Great Conversation
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Drew Maglio
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Front Porch Republic
Paradise Lost: The Historical Demise of Florida Reef
"No sea-lover could look unmoved on the blue rollers of the Gulf Stream and the crystal-clear waters of the reef, of every delicate shade of blue and…
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The Great Conversation
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Drew Maglio
On Trusting Science
Originally published on March 31, 2020.
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The Great Conversation
The Magnanimous Man
Aristotle’s so-called “magnanimous man” (from Book 4 of his Nicomachean Ethics) possesses archetypal human virtue.
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The Great Conversation
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Drew Maglio
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