Monthly Archives: June 2019

Delayed Gratification

Posted on June 30, 2019 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, there is a pernicious and diabolical attack on delayed gratification today, and we are just starting to see the negative consequences of it. Mature people understand the advantages of delayed gratification. The old fable … Continue reading →

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Crime That Pays!!!

Posted on June 29, 2019 by john

If armed robbery was treated like stealing from investors, then a thug who was caught, would have his victims pay back some of the money, to the government, not to the themselves… with no jail or even criminal charges. Continue reading →

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Are All Civilizations Equal?

Posted on June 27, 2019 by john

Western civilization today is under attack because of historical sins. The criticisms are, by our Western value structure, justified. Holding the Christian Enlightened Western ideals, human life is sacred, Natural Rights, discourse as the arbiter of truth, the Golden Rule and individualism, we find our history to be disturbing. Continue reading →

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To Whom Much Is Given…

Posted on June 23, 2019 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the old saying, “To whom much is given, everything will be given, and to whom little is given, everything will be taken away,” is proved every day. There is a host of reasons for … Continue reading →

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How Good is Called Evil.

Posted on June 19, 2019 by john

Calling good evil and evil good is hard. Since good is beautiful and evil is ugly, good must be made to appear ugly and evil hidden, lest it’s hideous visage repulse too many. Continue reading →

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Are You A Good Person?

Posted on June 16, 2019 by john

Imagine a world where people applied the Golden Rule. It would be easy to start a business, have a family, your family would be safe while you are at work, crime would be very low, innovation would constantly improve our lives and people would have fulfilled existences, if a bit dull. Continue reading →

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Natural Rights

Posted on June 15, 2019 by john

To believe that we have outgrown Natural Rights is to believe we are no longer human. We could no more outgrow Natural Rights than we could, vision, hearing or thought itself. They are intrinsic to being human. Continue reading →

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Here is how a war that no one dies in… could lead to the extinction of the Human race.

Posted on June 12, 2019 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the results of the recent India anti satellite test, shows that even a limited outbreak of anti satellite warfare in orbit… would make orbit unusable for perhaps a century or more. This is a … Continue reading →

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Monopoly Is The Tool Of Oppression.

Posted on June 10, 2019 by john

When a company enforces censorship based on politics, that company is a tool of oppression. Continue reading →

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Has Government Ever Succeeded?

Posted on June 6, 2019 by john

All governments eventually become despotic, if history teaches us anything, it teaches us that. From time immemorial, people have tried to create a system of government that didn’t become despotic. The Greeks tried pure democracy, only to be stymied by Pericles. The Romans used the consular system, only to be upended by Marius and Sulla. Continue reading →

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