Of, By and For The People: Chapter 7

Greetings my fellow Americans! Our journey through the 28 Principles of Liberty as defined in continues with the following: Only limited and carefully defined powers should be delegated to government, all others being retained in the people. Efficiency and dispatch require government to operate according to the will of the majority, but constitutional provisions must …

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‘Apocalypse Now’ and The Green Beret as Saint and Sinner

20th Special Operations Squadron Green Hornets on alert at Ban Don, South Vietnam, July 1970.

I harbor little love or respect for Hollywood or it’s spawn, but I can still appreciate movies as an art form and how they often point to literary works, pieces of history and culture, that are worth remembering. Take “Apocalypse Now,” for example. Through that one film—lauded as one of cinema’s best, yet tiresome and …

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Just Because a Public School Library Does Not Carry Sexually-Charged Books Does Not Mean That Such Books Are Banned

The image to the right is a screen capture if the results I got when I Google searched for libraries in Bucks County. This section of the map shows other libraries. The Philadelphia Inquirer is, of course, aghast that concerned parents might not want their impressionable children exposed to certain materials, primarily sexually explicit materials, …

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Critical Thinking: Logic and Reasoning

Critical Thinking: Logic and Rationality This blog builds on Critical Thinking: Decisions and System 1 and System 2 Thinking. If you are unfamiliar with these concepts, you may want to review this piece. Citizens of the Republic own the Republic. Not politicians, Congressional staffers, or regulators. But we often lose sight of this salient issue …

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This Morning’s Rant

At length I remembered the last resort of a great princess who, when told that the peasants had no bread, replied: “Then let them eat brioches.“ — Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Confessions My good friend and sometimes blog pinch-hitter William Teach pointed me to this article from Nicholas Goldberg in The Los Angeles Times, which can also be …

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Is Putin’s ‘Partial Mobilization’ a Feint? Something Big Is Happening in Russia

Russia

There is no doubt the Ukrainian military has made some spectacular gains in recent weeks. But predictions of a Ukrainian victory in this conflict are premature and may even be a bit naive. After watching Putin operate over the past couple of decades, it’s pretty clear that unless he is removed from power by his …

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Founding Principle – Assimilation

Wait, how can assimilation be a Founding Principle?  Did the earliest British subjects assimilate in the Colonies?  They did indeed.  Immigrants came to this country for the promise of self-determination, freedom and property.  The Colonies pulled together for over 150-years before becoming an independent Nation, solving issues that could not wait for the King or his ministers.   This Nation …

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DeSantis Goes Scorched Earth on Texas Sheriff Who Accused Him of Human Trafficking

Ron DeSantis

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to fly four dozen migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last week has moved the border crisis to center stage. Naturally, Democrats are outraged by the move and have accused DeSantis of using human beings as political pawns. This was especially ironic given that only 48 migrants were involved, a tiny …

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The Governors’ Next Move

Ron DeSantis

Texas Governor Abbott bused hundreds of illegal aliens to “Sanctuary” cities. Free State of Florida Governor DeSantis upped the ante flying 50 illegal aliens to the elite Liberal paradise and Sanctuary city of Martha’s Vineyard. The all-welcoming, inclusive, diversity-worshipping hypocrites called out the National Guard and deported the poor Venezuelans to a military base. All Republican Governors should consider their next move against the Illegal Alien invasion.