JUSTICE
You’ve heard the phrase “No Justice, No Peace”. But, what is and isn’t justice? The best definition I found was from Adam Smith (1723-1790), a…
HOW CULTURAL REVOLUTION DIE-OR NOT
by: Victor Davis Hanson Published by National Review 6/18/2020 Unlike coups or political revolutions, cultural revolutions don’t just change governments or leaders. Instead, they try…
HUMAN CAPITAL
Human capital is the value of all future wages. If you assume you will earn an average of $50,000 a year over the 45…
THE GEORGE FLOYD RIOTS
The George Floyd Riots: Where’s Black Lives Matter When You Need Them? by: Larry Elder June 4,2020 Black lives matter. Black businesses, not so much….
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE LIBERTY
05/28/2020 These excerpts are from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy paper entitled Positive and Negative Liberty, published in 2003 and revised in 2016. The terms…
LIBERTY VS GOVERNMENT
It occurred to me that I have written several articles on “Liberty” but have never defined what the term means. The best definition I found…
SECURITY VS LIBERTY
“They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin Why are we so willing…
HUMAN NATURE: TWO VISIONS
One of the curious things about political opinions is how often the same people line up on opposite sides of different issues. A closer look…
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES
COMMUNISM Marx-”Struggle between economic classes will inevitably come to a head through a violent overthrow of capitalist society. Workers will take control of the means…
INDIVIDUALISM
Individual vs Group Identity How should society be structured? Should it address the needs of groups or the needs of individuals. What is the source…