Tag Archives: Bastiat

Above The Law

Posted on March 20, 2023 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, those who are above the law are always claiming, “No one is above the law!” Even as the democrats were violating law after law, they were going after Trump, even creating a false document … Continue reading →

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Fire The Illegitimate Failures

Posted on October 14, 2022 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we are at a crossroads in human history, shall we continue down the road to Hell, by further empowering the administrative state, or shall we return to Constitutional rule? This is the World War … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!!!

Posted on December 25, 2017 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the old saw that Christmas improves the economy, is false. Most people believe it is a self evident fact that Christmas shopping is a huge boon to our economy, but that is a pernicious … Continue reading →

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Anti Corruption Laws

Posted on October 9, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, anti corruption laws are only as good as their enforcement, and if the same corrupt politicians enforce those anti corruption laws on themselves, those laws are as good as worthless. If self policing … Continue reading →

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Government as Gatekeeper

Posted on June 11, 2012 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, when government is the gatekeeper of all the goods in society, politics filters those goods. By gatekeeper, I mean that everything and every action by the individual and organizations, must be recognized and allowed … Continue reading →

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Obama the Orator and Romney the Sophist.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the difference between Obama the orator and Romney the sophist, is nil. They both follow Bastiat’s law, that politicians seek to protect the wealth of their own faction from plunder, while plundering the wealth … Continue reading →

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Sophist Rhetoric Spanning Logical Chasms

Posted on January 16, 2012 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the adage, “Government is responsible for the welfare of it’s citizens,” is based on a false premise, that we the people, are incompetent to care for our own welfare. This type of sophist … Continue reading →

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Nuance

Posted on August 15, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the term, “nuanced view” is most often synonymous with dialectic defeating logic. There once was an ancient Chinese sage, who made the argument that, a white horse is not a horse but a … Continue reading →

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Get the Economy Growing Again

Posted on July 4, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that if the US government really wanted to get the economy moving again there is a well charted course. The problem is, the government does not like that course. It believes that if only … Continue reading →

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Legitimate Role of Government.

Posted on November 22, 2009 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that redistribution of wealth is not a legitimate role of government. It presupposes government has the right to the property of individuals. When government can legally take your property and mine it is no … Continue reading →

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