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Our Constitutional Crisis

Posted on October 17, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the debt ceiling and government shutdown is not about spending, and it is not about winning or loosing a mere political battle, it is a Constitutional crisis. The needless rhetoric that has been … Continue reading →

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I Pencil and Complexity Theory

Posted on October 14, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the most commonly known analogy in economics is, I Pencil. This narrative shows that the capitalist system produces things of such complexity it would be impossible for a central authority to do it. … Continue reading →

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Government Shutdown

Posted on October 6, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, Obama is saying to the American people, “resistance is futile.” In the science fiction series Star Trek Next Generation, the Borg were an evil alien race that lived in a collective. The Borg … Continue reading →

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The Slippery Slope of Utilitarianism

Posted on September 19, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the philosophy of utilitarianism is a slippery slope. Many well intentioned people have espoused the utilitarian philosophy with tragic results. Utilitarianism, like Bentham and John Stuart Mill’s seem to have an empirical … Continue reading →

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Moderate Extremists

Posted on August 15, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, what is called moderate today is actually extreme, and what is called extreme is actually moderate, that most people don’t intrinsically understand this is cause for concern. That progressives claim their stances on … Continue reading →

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The Laws of Economics

Posted on August 8, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the laws of physics, (God’s laws) are inviolate, when someone breaks them and is hurt by the result, the person becomes a victim, of his or her own foolishness. The laws of physics … Continue reading →

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Hate Speech

Posted on August 5, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, progressives use the pejorative, “hate speech” to stifle debate on issues they know they cannot logically argue. Hate speech has become a euphemism for any pointing out any weakness in the progressive lexicon. This … Continue reading →

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The Political Age

Posted on August 1, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that we live in political age. Historians refer to various eras and ages in human history by the predominant source of change, for example, the Iron Age or the Bronze age. Iron being … Continue reading →

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Progressive Excuses for Detroit

Posted on July 29, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me willful blindness is the most dangerous form of blindness there is. Those who turn their eyes off, intentionally, subject themselves to every form of invasion of their rights and liberties imaginable, moreover, their … Continue reading →

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Ends and Means, Faith and Reason

Posted on July 18, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the ends do not justify the means; the means taint the ends. In the Machiavellian sense of good ends justifying bad means, the the logic is understood to be flawed. Not only flawed … Continue reading →

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