A flowerpot of ashes from the fire of liberty…tokens of hope and truth preserved for future generations who dare to believe that there was once something else.

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A few random posts…

  • Left vs. Right: an alternative view
    We tend to talk about politics/government in terms of left vs. right. What does that mean? Is there another way of talking about it that makes things clearer?
  • Bureaucracy
    Avoiding the creeping advance of the power and incompetence of bureaucracy - limiting the power of the Iron Law of Bureaucracy
  • Victimhood culture
    An introduction to, and brief exploration of, the notion of "victimhood culture" as a successor to honor culture and dignity culture.
  • Case Study: Native American history
    A case study in Bad History: a summary of the (simplistic) Prevailing Narrative of Native American history, and details supporting a Countervailing Narrative.
  • Summary (anti-scientism)
    A summary of the anti-scientism category