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December 18, 2020
A brief history of secession in AmericaIs secession a valid option? Is it wise? Here's how the subject has been treated over America's short history.
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November 29, 2020
Resources for American enlightenment in 2021Inoculating oneself against poisonous ideology may be more of a priceless holiday gift this Christmas than any material item could ever be.
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November 21, 2020
America is ancient Rome and could end the same wayIt's time for the USA to learn the lessons history teaches.
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October 25, 2020
Why equality of outcome can never, ever workA sharp, divisive cultural debate in the United States is that of equality of opportunity versus equality of outcome. The winner should be obvious but too often isn't.
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October 23, 2020
Then to Now: The Shift of American Foreign Policy, and Where Trump StandsThe current president is returning the USA to its non-interventionist roots.
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October 17, 2020
Americans must avoid folly in NovemberKnowingly voting for those who seek to dramatically increase the power and scope of the national government is the purest example of folly of all.
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October 14, 2020
RIP, Terry Goodkind, who taught great subjects through fantasyRemembering a writer well in the vein of JRR Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.
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October 7, 2020
In tumultuous times, the wisdom of past presidents helps a lotWe're certainly in need of measured, wise leadership and self-reflection. Washington, Cleveland, Coolidge, and others can provide these.
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October 4, 2020
To Squash Civil Unrest, the USA Must Remember Its Virtuous RootsThe end of the Roman Empire was marked by "minds corrupted by education, luxury, and despotic power." Let's not court the same fate.
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November 23, 2012
Van Jones and Philosophical WarfareA man who rejects liberty must accept the notion that reason must in turn be rejected. The man who rejects reason is the man who rejects his self-evident rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
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December 31, 2011
Teddy vs. CalvinTheodore Roosevelt seems to be in vogue among certain Republican contenders, but there's arguably a better conservative standard-bearer from modern history.