I’ve long thought that what we believe to be true philosophically, is a matter of emotion rather than an objective discovery of fact. Of course we all like to think of ourselves as objective, accurate and honest about our discovery of reality, yet it is obvious that there are 50 million varieties of facts. See, […]Read More
We have turned our world upside down, and we do not seem to know how to set it straight. We wander in the dark quagmire of nothingness, with passions ablaze but our reason turned off. We strike out in anger, but we are not victims of anything. We pillage, burn, kill and create ugliness and […]Read More
Socialism & Religion I was but 17 years old and in my second year of Bible College. I had read a lot of books on philosophy, psychology and political philosophy. I could not see to get enough. The one book that was much talked about, but not readily available was, The Communist Manifesto by Karl […]Read More
I was born under the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, although I remember nothing about him. I do remember Dad talking about him. He liked Roosevelt. But I do remember a few things about Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and of course the rest. The older I grew the more information I gained and the more interested […]Read More
The Defining Moment I was just reading some statements from Joe Biden about his stance in the coming election. Whether or not he is the democratic candidate is, or course, still to be determined. But little will change as all the democratic candidates are following the same basic leftist logic and are trying their best […]Read More
Taxes and Income – What happens with diverse policies. OK, here we go. The new band of liberal leaders are promising to undo Trumps tax cut and fund all kinds of new programs. Yes, the government needs your money, they say! But does it really work? On the surface it makes sense, if you were […]Read More
This is The United States of America, and it is about – FREEDOM We were born of rebellion from the King who owned all things and presumed to take care of all things. We asserted a new philosophy of being, that all men were created equal before the law, and that the structures of privilege […]Read More
The pinnacle of human arrogance is to think that government can know the minds and activities of all individuals and by that knowledge plan a fair economy. Central planning and the redistribution of wealth are illusions tried by many but failed by all. Governmental control of the economy paves the way for the corruption of […]Read More
Our nation was born out of a Monarchy, in which the rule of the King encompassed all authority. The Declaration of Independence started the revolution and our Constitution defined our Union. The defining concept was that we would invert the power system from the rule the elite to the rule of the people. The concept […]Read More
I have been quiet on the Kavanaugh/Ford Issue, since there are so many finer minds than mine chiming in… Yet, there are element missing in the banter that seems essential for understanding, or so it seems to me. 1st of all, the procedure of selecting a Supreme Court Justice should be legal and procedural – […]Read More
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