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Category Archives: Political Philosophy
Fascism etc.
It is a time honored quadrennial. In the weeks leading up to the vote for the US Presidency, there is the traditional rending of garments over the mere possibility that a Republican will win the race. At which point Democratic … Continue reading
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The Myth of “Learning How to Think”
An enduring myth has taken hold among a lot of people who are concerned about the state of higher education. The myth is that universities are failing when it comes to the prime directive of teaching their students how to … Continue reading
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Modern v. Classical Liberals
“Governments are living things and operate as organic wholes. Moreover, governments have their natural evolution and are one thing in one age, another in another. The makers of the Constitution constructed the federal government upon a theory of checks and balances … Continue reading
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Are Liberalism and Progressivism Compatible?
Robert Frost , the American poet, once observed that “A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel”. Which brings up an interesting question. Can American liberals differentiate their traditional brand of liberalism from … Continue reading
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Useful Idiots
Ours is an age that places a great deal of emphasis on authenticity. Coupled with the inherent relativism of popular phrases like “my truth” and “lived experience” it is meant to obliterate the idea that there is an objective reality. … Continue reading
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The West and its Enemies
With the Israelis still sifting through the rubble looking for victims of Hamas’s savage attack, the global left has responded by backing the Hamas killers. In so doing they have stepped out from behind the mask to show their true … Continue reading
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Socialist Destructionism
Ludwig von Mises, a founder of the Austrian School of Economics served as a professor of economics at New York University from 1945 through 1969. He was a towering intellect who was influenced by and associated with some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged DiLorenzo, Frankfurt School, Herbert Marcuse, libertarian, Marx, Mises, Socialist Destruction, utopian socialism
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Is Voting Rational?
See the video below by the editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine, Katherine Mangu-Ward. JFB
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Progressive Fascism
“Everything in the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State.” Benito Mussolini “State intervention in economic production arises only when private initiative is lacking or insufficient, or when the political interests of the State are involved. This intervention … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill of Rights, classic Liberalism, control, Fascism, liberty, Mussolini, Nancy Pelosi, policy, politics, Progressive
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