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Just Law, or just law?

Posted on April 20, 2008 by john

Dear Reader, It seems to me that If we were to ask a person who is on trial for murder. “Irrespective of your case, are the laws against murder just?” almost everyone would say that yes, the laws against murder … Continue reading →

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Money in Politics

Posted on April 12, 2008 by john

Dear Reader, It seems to me that the huge amount of money that politicians spend to get into office today is telling of what they want from the office. Why would a sane person be willing to spend tens of … Continue reading →

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Ideas about Infrastructure

Posted on April 3, 2008 by john

Dear Reader, It seems to me that the news is full of stories about our crumbling roads. Not to be outdone the bridges are ready to catastrophically fail at any second. Remember London Bridges Falling Down? Well here is a … Continue reading →

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Lawyers and Power

Posted on March 31, 2008 by john

Dear Reader, It seems to me that the thrust of Madison’s Federalist Paper number Ten (10) was that we must guard, at all cost, against letting a faction control more than one branch of our government. He stressed this over … Continue reading →

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Slavery

Posted on March 29, 2008 by john

It seems to me that the most egregious condition that humans live under is slavery. Other egregious conditions such as poverty and ill-health are generally not directly visited by humans on humans. Making them subjective bads. They are only objective … Continue reading →

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Right Role of Right Government in Religion

Posted on March 16, 2008 by john

Dear Reader, It seems to me that it is a self evident fact that good government works for the good of all. Bad government tries to help one faction, segment, ethnicity, or any other why in which you want to … Continue reading →

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Innovation

Posted on March 10, 2008 by john

 Dear Reader, Imagine the man or woman who thought up the idea of putting ridges on twist off lids. This little innovation, one built upon many others, has eased the opening of container lids in an ever so small a … Continue reading →

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Elections

Posted on March 5, 2008 by john

Dear Readers, It seems to me that in the long run it doesn’t matter who wins any particular election. History is inevitable and resolute. We are history, like the tendency of water to flow down hill, the societies of man … Continue reading →

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Public Good

Posted on February 29, 2008 by john

Dear reader, It seems to me that the goal of good government should be to; Raise the standard of living in every way, for every person under it’s dominion. The societal structure, as much as is possible, must be set … Continue reading →

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The Nature of Aristocracy

Posted on February 23, 2008 by john

Dear Reader, It seems to me that what is the fundamental attribute of a member of an aristocracy is the willingness to do violence to have ones will met. History certainly provides us with legion examples. The patrician boy whom … Continue reading →

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