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January 21st, 2012 - 23:59 § in Economics, Philosophy, Politics

Contra Libertarianism I:
Introduction & Definitions

It all sounds so good in theory. People should be free from the control of others – both politically and economically. If they earn money, they should be able to keep it. If people want to speak out, they should be able to. Above all, individuals should be free to live as they want without [...][...]

December 28th, 2011 - 02:24 § in Economics, Politics, Travel

Dreams of the Future

It’s been a long and strange year. During the last 12 months, we saw Arabs rebel against their tyrants, the European Union (EU) badly mishandle a currency and debt crisis — and the U.S. government almost default on its debts. While the United States hardly has a monopoly on political dysfunc[...]

August 31st, 2011 - 00:01 § in Politics, Society

What is Extremism – A Response

Two weeks ago I posted an article entitled “What is Extremism?” In response, I received a large number of comments — both complimentary and scathingly critical. This is my response. On August 10, the article “What is Extremism” attempted to define extremism (http://www.[...]

August 10th, 2011 - 00:01 § in Politics, Society

What is Extremism?

“You are an extremist!”  In our febrile political environment, this accusation is thrown around casually, but few people stop to consider what it means. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, an extremist is defined as, “One who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, es[...]