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…

  • 10 vs 14
    10th and 14th Amendments, in tension with each other, define intergovernmental relationships in the US. In ver. 2, this must be both clear and correct.
  • “Implication Vector” in historical narrative
    Historical reasoning needs to deal with the direction of the "implication vector" - does a fact about America in 1776 tell us more about 1776 or about America?
  • Definitions, part 2 (social justice)
    Deductive and Inductive definitions of "social justice" are given. The former is the common definition. The second is often unjust and antisocial.
  • 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?
  • Fragility
    Regardless of Marxist intentions, the results are inevitable due to the accumulation of power at the core of a Marxist government