It is a popular, although largely unexamined, belief that all cultures are equal. To quote Dr. Mark Glazer of the University of Texas, “According to the tenets of cultural relativism, there are no inferior or superior cultures; all cultures are equal. To order cultures in an evolutionary scheme is unfeasible. All premises of good and …
I Cannot Like the Republican Party
Facebook keeps recommending that I “like” the GOP/RNC; I keep not pressing that button. I like a lot of people in the GOP. I like a lot of principles that those people stand for. I don’t like a lot of people in the DNC and I don’t agree with the principles for which the DNC …
Barry Goldwater on Islamic Terrorism
The following is an excerpt from Barry Goldwater’s world-changing book, The Conscience of a Conservative. In this excerpt, I have taken the liberty of replacing each reference to the Communist threat with a reference to the Islamist threat. This plan, which Barry Goldwater laid out in 1960, was used by Ronald Reagan in the 1980’s …
Why There Will Be No Economic Recovery
Regardless of what you hear from the professional thieves in Washington D.C. and the talking heads of the mainstream media, there will be no economic recovery. Economic recoveries do not “just happen”, they are caused. Cyclic economic theories do not imply that the cycles occur without human intervention, they merely show that humans tend to …
U.S. Government Confiscates $7M in Gold and Silver from “Terrorist”
The Obama Administration has convinced a jury of ordinary Americans that Bernard von NotHaus, the creator of the Liberty Dollar, is a terrorist. “Attempts to undermine the legitimate currency of this country are simply a unique form of domestic terrorism,” U.S. Attorney Tompkins said in announcing the verdict. “While these forms of anti-government activities do …
How to Prevent a Nuclear Accident Like Japan’s from Ever Happening Again
The recent troubles at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan are once again causing concern over the use of nuclear power to further human development. Unfortunately, these events are leading some people to the exactly wrong conclusions, As H.L. Mencken wrote, “There is always an easy solution to every human problem–neat, plausible, and wrong.” …