After reading the Wikipedia article on the subject, which doesn’t really give a definition of what un-American should mean, I figured I might try to think about it myself. What defines being American? Since it only really concerns the government at the present time, it should be fairly easy to define. American We are free [...]
As much as I hate FOX News, and as much as I don’t enjoy Glen Beck’s personality, the following video exposes a pretty sad situation in Illinois at the moment…
I have recently been reading Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt, and in Chapter 11, Section 2, I found an interesting analysis of tariffs and how they actually hurt everyone except the special interest producer. In his hypothetical example, the consumers pay more for the products, there is less export of American currency to [...]
Here’s some nice bookmarks to remind you of the beliefs of the great Thomas Jefferson: Update! An interesting turn of events – it seems you really can’t trust quote sites! See here Originally, I had this quote: A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the [...]
This has to be one of the coolest works of art I’ve ever seen. Find more information here. Find more art here.
As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion… This is my new favorite statement from the founding fathers. It’s the first line of Article 11 of the US Treaty with Tripoli, written in 1796, and signed by John Adams, the second president of these [...]
So far, I’ve seen very few presidential candidates. But today, Ron Paul announced his running for the presidency. He’s a libertarian who wants us out of Iraq ASAP. His reasoning is well-founded on history. When the vote comes up in about 8 months, I will have to consider him strongly. Also, as with any educated [...]
