All societies prosecute violent crimes: murder, rape, armed robbery, kidnapping, and assault. We even prosecute “white collar crimes,” wrongs committed by people sitting at computers in shirts and ties: embezzlement, securities fraud, insider trading. But Public Order crimes are controversial. Should gambling be a crime? Drugs? Prostitution? People call these “victimless crimes,” arguing that ifContinue reading “Public-Order Crimes.”
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What Do People Want?
People want to be happy. We want to feel hopeful about the future, to feel some joy, to do fun things and have a few laughs. People want to be happy. How do you become happy? To children, happiness looks like thrills—a trip to the circus, a ride on a roller coaster, a day toContinue reading “What Do People Want?”
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