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When Scientists Lose Their Way
Objectivity – it is the absolute bedrock of science. There is no notion, idea, hypothesis, concept, principle, axiom, maxim, theory, or law more fundamental to science than objectivity. In fact, in the absence of objectivity, science does not exist. Call it what you want, but it ain’t science. So what…
Local Government Serves As Foundation Of Freedom
Alexis de Tocqueville saw the writing on the wall. Luckily for us, he wrote it all down. An aristocrat, lawyer, and member of the French government, he journeyed to America at age 25 to study the American prison system. And study he did. A prodigious note taker, he wrote down…
Let The Muslims Do It
September 11, 2001 marked one of America’s and, for that matter, the world’s darkest days as commercial airliners hijacked by Islamic terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and a field in eastern Pennsylvania killing thousands of innocent people. Since that time, America and, at various times,…
History Of American Conservatism
Pinpointing the date or location of a discreet event in human history such as a birth, a death, or a battle, is often a simple task made easier, in many instances, by the discovery and/or review of actual historical records. Pinpointing the date of the emergence of a philosophy, an…
Conservatism And The American Un-Revolution
The most important thing to keep in mind when thinking about the American Revolution is that it wasn’t a revolution. The second most important thing to keep in mind when thinking about the American Revolution is that liberals don’t want you to know it wasn’t a revolution. Contrary to what…
