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…

  • Summary (Constitution)
    A short summary of what to keep at all costs and what to fix in the USA version 2 constitution.
  • Inequality, part 2
    Wealthy entrepreneurs are a greater benefit to society intrinsically than through philanthropy. Furthermore, this benefit is given with "no strings attached."
  • Alternative approaches (nonracism)
    A summary of suggested approaches to continuing the improvement in US version 1 race relations that was happening in the last half of the 20th century.
  • 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?
  • Bad History: Original Zinn
    Howard Zinn's one-sided polemic version of U.S. history has become inexplicably influential in the teaching of U.S. history. Don't let this happen again!