Are we really Jeffersonians?

I have long thought that Jefferson was one of the greatest men in American history-I have always thought that he exemplified the ideals I believe in-having a political philosophy of Liberty a limited government as so many classical liberals did, Jefferson appealed to me as a kind of hero. Well, interestingly enough, Myron Ebell of [...]

Over reacting-and someone else’s poor sense of history…

So Pat was discussing an article about how the Young Republicans have apparently elected some racist to lead them…and I reacted a little less than maturely. Well, okay, you got me. I hear certain words, and, like a trained dog, I bite. Needs work. But whatever! Let’s take a moment to more soberly analyze the [...]

Gore compares himself to Winston Churchill-What an A-hole

UPDATE: Times seems to be messing with the article-the story is also being talked about here.
I consider myself an American Churchillian. So this pisses me off. Gore is making gobs of money off of a scam that everyone in the political establishment just nods at. Churchill in no way profited from his warnings, and it [...]

Generalissimo Electric…

I’m gonna juxtapose a couple of quotes, which I found via the website Political Capitalism:

“Capitalism’s biggest political enemies are not the firebrand trade unionists spewing vitriol against the system but the executives in pin-striped suits extolling the virtues of competitive markets with every breath while attempting to extinguish them with every action.”
Raghuram Rajan and Luigi [...]

The Westminster of AGW?

Perhaps the single most important speech of the Cold War, or even the entire twentieth century, depending on who you ask, was Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill’s speech at Westminster College in Fulton Missouri called “The Sinews of Peace“. It was not well received at the time by a western world which was ready to turn a [...]

The Republican Blame Game

The Conservative coalition is reeling. The 2006 mid-term election was a disaster for the GOP and of course 2008 was even worse. A debate has naturally arisen concerning the issue of “Where do we go from here?”-and one might say there are two “sides”-those that think we must broaden the tent and be inclusive to [...]

Obama’s bitter politics and Gay Marriage

So, the Obama administration is going to forgo his promises to end torture and make us all endure the torture of watching people who tried to keep us safe prosecuted for their efforts. This is bitter politics, pure and simple. The fact is that we should have seen this coming. Sure, we like to use [...]

Keep your Children Safe from this “dangerous radical”

Castrophilia

You probably heard about the Congressional Black Caucus’ trip to Cuba, and how these affirmative action Democrats, who are obviously none too bright (which is white people’s fault, by the way), positively gushed over Castro and his familia. For those of you who haven’t read the Black Book of Communism, like, obviously, they haven’t, Castro [...]

Now that’s interesting…

I like the sound of CEI’s solution to the piracy problem. But there is something else interesting I came across-apparently the Romans had two different words for war-bellum meaning war against a legitimate enemy and guerra for a war against an illegitimate enemy. For them, different rules applied in such situations. It is interesting to [...]