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							<title><![CDATA[Hypocrisy and Public Life]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/07/01/hypocrisy_and_public_life_97253.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Tollefsen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[La Rochefoucauld famously said that "hypocrisy is a tribute vice pays to virtue." This is often understood to mean that the hypocrite who says one thing but does another, says what he says because he knows it is right. The hypocrite possesses the knowledge that his behavior is wrong or...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Torture: What it is, and Why it is Wrong]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Tollefsen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The recent publication of the so-called Torture Memos and of the International Red Cross report on the treatment of high-level detainees in the aftermath of 9/11 has returned to national prominence the discussion of the morality of torture and &ldquo;enhanced interrogation&rdquo;...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Should the Obama Conscience Rules Seek to Protect Persons or Provide Benefits?]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Christopher Tollefsen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two recent actions by President Obama throw into sharp relief a tension between the role of the state as a protector of persons and the role of the state as a provider of benefits. First, promising to restore the integrity of science while seeking vast medical benefits for many,...]]></description>
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