The United States Declaration of Independence begins: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their [...]
Raymond Jefferson got caught. A whistle-blower at the Labor Department reported him for three different instances of improperly steering government contracts to friends and associates. Mr. Jefferson resigned after an internal investigation found him guilty. Jefferson wasn’t a low-level bureaucrat operating deep within the bowels of the federal government. After Jefferson donated $2,250 to Barack [...]
Malaysia has been ruled since 1957 by the UMNO (United Malays National Organization) party. This has led to intense frustration with the never-changing regime, particularly among the youth of the nation. Democracy has effectively been held inactive while the same extremely limited group of people wield power over twenty-eight million people. Looking for a way [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In a bald-faced attempt to punish citizens for not giving them more money and power, the bureaucrats in the Minnesota government have decided to prevent them from drinking MillerCoors beer. The Minnesota government is currently “shut down” due to Governor Dayton’s inability to work with the legislature to agree on a budget — or even [...]
