Category Archives: International Power

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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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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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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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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Why Does the World Suck?

Posted on June 1, 2019 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, whenever government does something, that action is also accompanied by a message. The message can be a positive motivator of men, or it can be a negative one, but every action does indeed send … Continue reading →

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The Way to End Corruption in Government

Posted on May 12, 2019 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the scandal at the FBI and DOJ, illustrate why governments need a Numa… a Fourth Branch. Today’s scandals are not the first nor will they be the last. History shows us that all governments … Continue reading →

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Political Correctness

Posted on April 24, 2019 by john

Politically correct speech is a form of thought control, socially enforced thought control, moreover it forces us to lie, thus opening the door to more lies. What is speech but the outward manifestation of our thoughts. Control what we say and you control what we think. Continue reading →

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When is War… War?

Posted on April 22, 2019 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, you can tell there is a war being waged on a faction, idea or belief, when there is physical evidence of it. That is not to say that a war cannot be waged by … Continue reading →

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The National Security Scam

Posted on April 18, 2019 by john

A secret only has utility when there is a target and that target is kept ignorant. Continue reading →

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