Blessed Tolerance: The Virtue of a Republic in Decline
Approximately two and a half millennia ago, Plato, in his classic work, The Republic, unveiled a more intimate look into our just discussed “National Law of the Harvest” —...
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National Law of the Harvest
There is a Christian church in America that contends, as did many of our Christian forefathers, that America “is a choice land; and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall...
Young Men Think Old Men Are Fools
George Chapman observed, in 1605, “Young men think old men are fools.” (1) So do American progressives young and old. They are the sort to daily spit into the...
The Event Is In the Hand of God
As the delegates filtered in the week and a half prior to the start of the Constitutional Convention in May of 1787, George Washington turned to Gouverneur...
There’s Theory and There’s Reality
The great American statesmen J. Reuben Clark Jr. noted: “Tradition has it that Solon, the great law-giver declared in reply to the taunt ‘Are these the best laws you...
Bringing America Home
Talk about self-evident patriotism! In Tom Pauken’s latest, Bringing America Home, here is a writer whose heart and mind unabashedly rings out ‘God! Family! Country!’ from cover to cover....
I Demur
Emily Dickinson spoke to her time as well as ours when she penned this penetrating line: ...
Americanus Speaks to Arizona’s Immigration Crisis and to All of Us
As the illegal immigration crisis proceeds a pace, and an American President has so far removed himself from his duty (and his wits) that he has ordered his Justice...
What Goes Around Comes Around
There’s a maxim everyone’s heard, personally mouthed, and undoubtedly believes: “What goes around comes around.” Or, “the boomerang effect. Remarkably, however, although we’ve all heard, mouthed, and believed...
Rescuing our Kids (& Country) from Karl Marx
It bears repeating: If we hope to halt, reverse and permanently alter America’s descent into the gutter of debauchery and that political tyranny that is forever its companion —...
The Loyal Opposition
On the 6th of June 1776, Boston’s Samuel Adams wrote to fellow Son of Liberty, James Warren, President of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts: “Tomorrow, a motion will be...
What Is To Be Done?
In response to the question, “What is to be done?” Or more to the point, ‘What is to be done to save the Republic from the grasp of the...
Term Limits and the Citizen Legislature Scam
In April of 1996, the traditionally liberal Democratic Party did something it is, in theory, never supposed to do. It out-conservatived the Republican Party, stood up for the U.S....
No Inconsequential Matter
Are socialistic policies ever legitimate in a constitutional republic? French Philosopher Frederic Bastiat provides a fit answer in his penetrating classic, “The Law:” ...
When Commies are Patriots
If you haven’t stepped inside a college classroom of late, you ought to. There you will see your taxes doing some of their “best” work; there you will discover...
Who Are The Real Rebels?
Adolf Hitler taught: “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it” Maybe you’ve heard this big one repeated a few...
Arizona ‘Birther’ Bill Moves Forward: Eligibility Issue Refuses to Go Away
The Arizona House of Representatives moved forward a provision on Monday (April 19) that would require presidential candidates to produce documents proving their eligibility to serve if...
American Pride, Gratitude, and Work
I’ve always been proud to be an American, proud about her independent spirit, her inspired — even Providential — founding, her many heroes during those difficult early...
Utah Land Revolt Spreads – California County Stands Up to B.L.M.
In response to what is being called “an avalanche of proposed closures on federal lands” in the State of California, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors has voted...