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Liberty vs. Benevolence or the Tyranny of ‘Good’ Intentions

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 3rd, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, History

Nothing seems to produce more harm in this world than ‘good’ intentions with unlimited power.
The following is an excerpt from Liberty vs. benevolence by Roger Kimball, and is featured in the February issue of The New Criterion along with other essays by various authors on “The Wisdom of the Founders” and the ideal of limited [...]

America Under Mountain of New Debt

by SteveK @ Wednesday, December 29th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government, History

The federal government has accumulated more debt than the first 100 Congresses combined according to official debt figures published by the U.S. Treasury.
$3.22 trillion in new federal debt was run up during the 111th Congress and is 64 percent greater than the $1.957 trillion in debt run up during the 110th Congress. Democrats controlled both the 110th [...]

The Failure of Progressive Foreign Policy

by SteveK @ Tuesday, December 14th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Education, Government, History

Bruce S. Thornton wrote an article titled “Modern Stupidity,” which could just as easily been called Postmodern Stupidity since the philosophical roots that inform so many political leaders stem from the absurdity of postmodernism.
He gives many historical examples of appeasement, treaties, and endless talks that only emboldened international aggressors and lead to the deaths of [...]

A Young Person’s Guide to the United States Constitution

by SteveK @ Monday, October 25th, 2010. Tags: , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, Government, History

Zombie Ideology – Ideas, Old and Dead, are Still Walking Around

by SteveK @ Monday, October 18th, 2010. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Education, Government, History

An interesting comparison. Found HERE and written by Bruce S. Thornton:
Explaining the continued death-grip of progressive ideology on significant numbers of people despite its manifest intellectual exhaustion, incoherence, and senility compels one to rely on analogies. The notion of political religions, a time-honored way of explaining political doctrines like communism, Nazism, and fascism, is still [...]

Roots of Progressive Theories: Government versus Individual

by SteveK @ Tuesday, August 24th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, History

The following excerpt is from an article titled The Progressives’ Legacy of Bankruptcy by Tiffany Miller. The full article starts out by describing the failed economic policies of progressives but eventually gets to the foundations of modern liberal thought concerning the role of government. The dominant theme being that individual self-sacrifice for the state will [...]

Supporters of the Ground Zero Mosque are Wrong

by SteveK @ Thursday, August 19th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, History, Middle East, National Security, Religion

Apologists, including the President, have tried to make the case that it is we who are being intolerant and inconsistent with our own First Amendment. But there are a few problems with this argument:
1.) We aren’t dealing with just any religion, but one whose beliefs comprise a complete socio-political system that is hostile to our [...]

Insult to Injury: President Obama Strongly Supports Building of Ground Zero Mosque

by SteveK @ Saturday, August 14th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, History, Middle East, National Security, Religion

President Obama finally decided to take a position on the Ground Zero Mosque, and as expected, he sided against America. Speaking at a White House dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the president strongly approved of building a mosque near ground zero claiming the country’s founding principles demanded it. But I can find [...]

Bill Press Mocks Those Who Criticize Interpretation of 14th Amendment

by SteveK @ Saturday, August 7th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Education, Government, History, Judicial Tyranny, Media, National Security

In light of the resulting drain on social services, increased crime, school crowding, and economic impact of illegal immigration, the time to end so-called “anchor babies” is long overdue. However, on his Aug. 4 program, liberal talk show host Bill Press became unhinged over U.S. Senators who questioned the modern interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
Sen. [...]

Ground Zero Mosque: Hidden Meaning for America, But Not Islam

by SteveK @ Tuesday, July 27th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under Culture, History, Middle East, National Security, Religion

Westerners who defend the building of the controversial mosque at ground zero do so on the grounds of religious freedom. Such First Amendment absolutism in the face of a deceptive religion whose beliefs are totally antithetical to our own, ultimately works against the West and aids in our own demise. American values such as liberty [...]

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