March 2011
5 posts
A Private Word
My heart and prayers go out to the people of Japan for all they are currently facing. May the United States and other Western nations continue gather together and help them through this time. Let us all stay informed on the topic at hand so that we can better help, through any means, those in need at this time. I will be posting more about this topic in the near future.
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The Organized Labor Question
As I’m sure everyone has seen, the labor debate regarding collective bargaining rights and state union employees in Wisconsin (and now other states as well) has been making major headlines. Now questions abound as this movement shifts to other states and just what role the unions are to play in the future. Some commentators are even beginning to say...
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The Welfare State vs. The American Dream
“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.” -Thomas Sowell
The United States Government has obviously played an increasingly important role in the everyday lives of American citizens since the era of former President Franklin Roosevelt....
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Defining the Dream
The American Dream is an idea that dates back to the early days of the Revolutionary War. It was what we fought for, the freedoms and rights that we were were to lay down our lives for. The Declaration of Independence states that “among these [rights] are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”, thus it should be said that the idea of the American Dream is freedom...
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Mission Statement
“The American people are doing their job today. They should be given a chance to show whether they wish to preserve the principles of individual and local responsibility and mutual self-help before they embark on what I believe to be a disastrous system. I feel sure they will succeed if given the opportunity” - Herbert Hoover
As my first entry I believe it is cordial to announce...
