his week we examine freedom. To do this, we read about economic freedom, equality of opportunity, and equality of outcome. Like all societies throughout time, social paradoxes elevate frustration levels. You read about two inconsistencies including that while our model of modified capitalism encourages economic self-interest while our model of self-governance encourages that we voluntarily assume the role of being our brothers keeper (i. e. engaged citizenship). You also learned that Americans are not as interested in equality as they are in the sense of fairness.
Life exists in the tension between the ideal and the pragmatic (the real world). Think of an example in your life, whether at work, home, school, or during your relaxation time, when you, or someone you know, struggled with a conflict between, the way things ought to be, and the way things are. How do you do it?
Operational Assignment Details:
This assignment is due on Sunday at 10 p.m. CST. Your substantive comments are due the following Tuesday at 10 p.m. CST. Each journal entry should be a minimum of 300 words. Your journal entry narrative is subjective and can be written in the first person. Citations are not required, but the inclusion of the assigned reading articles is strongly encouraged. Be sure to proofread your entry and use the Grammarly app before posting. Please keep in mind that others will be reading your journal.
This Weeks Required Reading / Videos
https://archive.org/details/JusticeWhatIsTheRightThingToDoByMichaelSandel/page/n43
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/184/a-lincoln-anthology/4822/the-gettysburg-address/
https://the-eye.eu/public/concen.org/UChicagoPress.Ebook.Pack-2016-PHC/9780226264219.UChicago%20Press.Capitalism%20and%20Freedom.Milton%20Friedman.Nov%2C2002.pdf
https://www.vox.com/2015/9/21/9334215/equality-of-opportunity
https://evonomics.com/people-dont-actually-want-equality-want-fairness/
https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/sjsj/vol1/iss1/7/
https://mises-media.s3.amazonaws.com/I%20Pencil.pdf
https://mises.org/library/i-pencil-1
https://youtu.be/VcL66zx_6No