by Henry Oliner | Jan 29, 2016 | Politics
When we complain about others being ideological, aren’t we really complaining about their ideology? It is not the act of committing to a principle, it is the principle they are committed to. It is the other person’s ideology we have a problem with. We should be more...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 29, 2016 | Politics
From Thomas Sowell, Do Emotions Trump Facts? However puzzling the fervent support for Donald Trump may be today, given how little basis there is for it, such blind faith is not unique in history. Other dire or desperate times have produced other charismatic leaders to...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 28, 2016 | Politics, Progressivism
from the Wall Street Journal, Ending the Filibuster Would Hand Progressives a Huge Victory by Ben Sasse Conservatives might be tempted to curtail minority rights for supposedly conservative policies, but that’s playing with fire. Any short-term political gain from...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 27, 2016 | Politics, Progressivism
Don Boudreaux expands on a quote from Richard Epstein and the core conflict between the Constitution and Progressivism Epstein goes on to show that what he calls “a presumption of error” – that is, a wise presumption that individuals exercising the power of the state,...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Dangerous Lie That Bush Lied tips to Instapundit From Newsmax, National Review Hoists White Flag, Defiantly Rows To Outcast Island Washington conservatives — Cable News Conservatives — overlook the fundamental principle of conservativism, and that is...
