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The Quality of Debate Effects the Quality of Policy

Posted on October 14, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that when a person’s argument is weak they tend to change the subject a lot. Doing so keeps their opponent off balance. More importantly, the weak points in their arguments are never examined. A … Continue reading →

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Property Rights Come in Many Flavors

Posted on October 3, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that there is both public and private speech. But speech can be broken down further. There is private speech about public things and private speech about private things. There can also be public speech … Continue reading →

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Human Heartedness and Government

Posted on August 4, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that to hold another person to a higher standard of personal conduct than one holds himself is not human hearted. To be “not human hearted” in this way, historically, qualifies a person to hold … Continue reading →

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Environmentalism

Posted on July 25, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the environmentalists always look at everything as a zero sum game. They couch every choice as an either-or. In doing so they always overlook alternatives that would enhance both sides. Instead of destroying … Continue reading →

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Societal Structure

Posted on July 11, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that government is one third of a structure that we live our lives in. (The other two being tradition and modernity). The form of government determines the real and potential standard of living of … Continue reading →

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You Are What You Think

Posted on June 6, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that you are what you think. The more a person dwells on a single subject the more their minds form to that subject. The mind being very plastic. So when the German people in … Continue reading →

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Individual Sovereignty

Posted on May 30, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the magnitude of the concept of individual sovereignty is very underappreciated. This is a relatively new philosophy. It was codified into law under the US Constitution only two hundred years ago. One of … Continue reading →

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Progressivism and Education

Posted on May 16, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the way our children are taught has a great influence on them in their adult lives. Education is a means to not only teach children to read, write and do arithmetic but is … Continue reading →

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Pragmatism

Posted on May 13, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that most people are pragmatists. We have to be. To lack pragmatism is to ensure future insanity. Because when you live in an insane world you must either be pragmatic about it or go … Continue reading →

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Flawed Societal Myths

Posted on May 2, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that there are no flawed people, there are only flawed societal myths, (philosophies or ethos). Take any group of impoverished people. There is no deficiency in the people themselves. This has been proven by … Continue reading →

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