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Progressive Rationalist is a Populace Blog that serves progressive opinions about current issues and events in the country and around the world. The articles step back from the noisy political debates and concentrate on public policy, administration, economy and international relations. The articles will analyse the events and issues rationally and provide suggestions and opinions about it. The blog will be politically and ideologically neutral.
Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, the government gets bigger and you become less free. - Harry Browne
The purpose of the blog is to liberate the people from all the evils that obstruct their progress by imposing rationalism through writings and to perform the fundamental duty, "to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform". The blog incorporates and advocates Liberty (Liberalism), Progressive Rationalism and Egalitarianism. When liberty is advocated; knowledge should also be imposed. So the blog is for everyone from busy executives to curious students to understand the world better.
But what is liberty without wisdom and virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for its folly, wise and madness without tuition or restraint. - Edmund Burke

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