Franke: Consent of the Governed
Consent of the Governed “The United States Government faces growing difficulty in fulfilling its purpose because at least some of its powers are no longer derived from the consent of the governed.” This was the topic taken on by my Socratic discussion group in March and it proved a difficult one. We never completely resolved Read the full article…
The Outstater
The Democratic Illusion “NO KINGS” RALLIES are gearing up in Indiana for this weekend. It’s a big deal. Forty events are scheduled. Ten Indiana newspapers have signed on with promotional advertisements. It is a good time to review the state of democracy. It’s in bad shape, obviously. We can’t agree on even whether or not elections should be Read the full article…
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The Political Distraction of Youth THERE IS SOMETHING about the middle-aged mind that imagines it can transmit seamlessly to the next generation the observations, wisdom and judgment of a lifetime. The reality, for better or for worse, is that each generation makes up its own mind in its own time. Nonetheless, we continue to launch grand projects in Read the full article…
Varvel: John Maynard Keynes
by GARY VARVEL The First Commandment is clear: “You shall have no other gods before Me” (Exodus 20:3). Obedience to this principle is the foundation of a stable society; conversely, replacing God with any earthly power is a form of idolatry doomed to ultimate failure. While the first five men in this series rejected the God Read the full article…
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Gen. Wayne: An ‘Acceptable’ War “Whoever has a sword should take it.” (Luke 22:36) SOME OF US acknowledge the concept of a “just war” while realizing that it becomes mere semantics when swords clash and gunpowder ignites. The destruction of Iran’s Islamic regime would fit the definition, though. As would the arrest of Nicolás Maduro and the Read the full article…
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Justice for the Tattoo-less “Feminism liberated women from the natural dignity of their sex and turned them into inferior men.” — Francis Parker Yockey IF YOU ARE TRYING to catch up with the times, you may be having trouble determining when it is proper to discriminate. Indeed, you may have assumed that we had eliminated discrimination entirely. My assistant, Read the full article…
