Embracing Democracy
On this, perhaps the most contentious Election Day in our country’s modern history (and certainly of this century), I find it necessary to implore for a return to the dispassioned … Continue reading
Finding the Right Questions at the Precipice
What is Happening Now: Here we sit, in the third week of a government shutdown with a national debt default looming just days away. Such a default has the potential … Continue reading
Rights We Do Not Need
In order for me to be able to eat and breathe, do I need to be able to speak my mind? To get out of bed tomorrow, does it matter … Continue reading
A Spyglass to the Fiscal Scarp
With the crippling mortgage crisis, a slow bleeding of jobs overseas, and a slump in our global economic competitiveness, I think we can all agree that the U.S. economy is … Continue reading
The Hostess Rejoinder
-A rejoinder to Paul Krugman’s recent New York Times Op-Ed: “The Twinkie Manifesto“ Quite simply, Krugman’s piece linked above is one of the biggest misdirection pieces I’ve ever read(!). And … Continue reading
Irony of #OWS Propaganda
Let me first start by saying that I’m not sure how I felt/feel about the OccupyWallstreet movement. While I hate crony capitalism as much or moreso than the next guy … Continue reading
Greed – A Straw Man for Modern Times
The world’s richest woman, a mining magnate named Gina Rinehart, isn’t going to win any friends with her most recent, arguably inflammatory comments. She suggests that those “jealous” of the … Continue reading
State Legalizes Ability of Individuals to Fire Upon Officers of the Law
A quick note today: Indiana has signed into law a provision allowing homeowners to fire upon individuals unlawfully entering their home, even if that person is an officer of the … Continue reading
Language and Justice
I don’t believe anyone should be forced to do or suffer anything unjustified. At its core, this is the very definition of injustice: when someone cannot justify what it is … Continue reading
On government-sponsored housing
The nature of government housing is a topic that recently struck me. While I think few would argue that government housing projects in practice tend to become terrifying places, both for the … Continue reading
Terrorism: It’s Complicated.
I watched the CNN Tea Party debate last night, and one event in particular really, really riled me: Ron Paul was loudly booed at one point for proclaiming the truth … Continue reading
Government and Cultural Heritage
America is a nation historically populated by Christians. This much is fact. As part of the rich tapestry of American history, men and women of the Christian faith have been … Continue reading
What is this country, really?
As rhetorical as the question sounds, it is actually at the very heart of the current social “civil war.” What is the United States of America? What was it intended … Continue reading
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