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Epic debates

Why did the French Revolution go wrong?
It began as a fight against injustice but ended up in terror and war.


Beheading opponents

How important is private property for a free and prosperous society?
Many intellectuals still believe "public" property is a good idea, but everybody takes better care of their own property.


Improve property & profit

The industrial revolution, scourge or salvation?
Critics complained about factory child labor, but children worked even longer hours on farms, and without factory productivity gains, millions would have starved to death. 


Inventions & productivity

Should America have entered World War I?
American intervention prolonged the war, contributed to the communist takeover in Russia, enabled the Allies to humiliate Germany, and Nazis exploited the resulting bitterness. 


Killings & dictatorship 

How much power should government have over schooling?

Does toleration bring 
conflict or peace?

 

 

 

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