Ode to Japan
Mark Davis
2017-06-13 00:00
Column by Mark Davis.
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“The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops – no, but the kind of man the country turns out.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
The primary impression I bring back from Japan is respect, mixed with more than a little wonder and a shot of nostalgia. It is a joy to see customer service, cleanliness,...
Where's the Thermometer?
Paul Hein
2017-06-12 00:00
Column by Paul Hein.
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President Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Accord has been met with the predictable gasps of horror and warnings of impending catastrophe from the statists. Global warming, after all, (or as it is now termed, “climate change”) is something which you simply DO NOT question. Like JFK’s assassination by a “lone...
A Den of Thieves
Paul Hein
2017-06-06 08:31
Column by Paul Hein.
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Income tax day usually falls around Easter, but while many people do not celebrate Easter, nearly all venerate the Internal Revenue Code on April 15. It is a cause for wonderment, since the income tax, being robbery (or theft) ought to rouse massive civil disobedience, rather than slavish adherence.
Of course, in saying that, I run the risk of being placed...
Kindness and Non-Aggression
Glen Allport
2017-05-26 00:00
Column by Glen Allport.
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The Non-Aggression Principle is Incomplete Without the Kindness Imperative
– 1 –
The Foundations of Civil Society
Kindness and non-aggression are the bedrock principles of civil society and of decent individual behavior: they are what allow and encourage every positive social form and institution. At this level, everything else is...
Is There a Pence Defense?
Paul Hein
2017-05-08 08:14
Column by Paul Hein.
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On October 18 of last year, Vice President-elect Michael Pence went to see the play Hamilton in Manhattan. The producer of that show, Jeffrey Seller, and the show’s creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, were not Pence fans. Indeed, Miranda was an outspoken fan of Hillary during the campaign, inspired, no doubt, by her honesty, intelligence, and virtue. Thus it...
What Does It Cost?
Paul Hein
2017-05-04 07:46
Column by Paul Hein.
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The only drug I take, and have taken for decades, is a beta-blocker which is widely available and relatively cheap (as drugs go!)
I got it at the pharmacy in a local grocery chain where we often shop. It was convenient, and I became acquainted with the pharmacists who were knowledgeable and friendly.
The cost of a 90 day supply of the drug was about $12,...
March For Science Stomps Out Free Thought
Carrie Burdzinski
2017-05-02 08:31
Column by Carrie Burdzinski.
“Science,” the method by which we understand the world and apply knowledge to improve human existence, is the latest casualty of the Progressive agenda. On April 22nd, 2017, several million people gathered at March for Science rallies across the United States to “stand up for science.” But surely science needs no publicity stunt in the...
Propaganda 201
Mark Davis
2017-04-28 00:00
Column by Mark Davis.
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“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.” ~ Edward L. Bernays
Welcome back, come on in. Here is a summary of Propaganda 101 that you may want to review. We were discussing the situation in Syria where what President Eisenhower called in his...
The Senator and Democracy
Paul Hein
2017-03-21 08:00
Column by Paul Hein.
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Our political system is based upon democracy, as we are frequently told. Democracy is such a good thing that our Rulers would like the whole world to enjoy it, even if it means introducing it and maintaining it by force, as seems to be happening in the Middle East, for example. Yes, people may be dying and cities destroyed, but in the long run, democracy is...
Bugging Out: Screw Society and Save Yourself
Alex R. Knight III
2017-02-03 09:56
Column by Alex R. Knight III.
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No one can seriously deny that there’s a lot of unrest out there lately.
And it’s coming from an increasingly diverse number of directions.
Tom Woods even recently penned an essay in which he posits that American society has arrived at a place in which it has become time to admit that “the differences are...