— by Odysseus In the Republican Convention and, generally, in the remarks now being made by GOP candidates or commentators, there is a welcome increase in the mention of the term “natural law” or, even more frequently, a reference to…
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Democracy 101 — The Secret Ballot and Why “Vote by Mail” must be abolished
— by Odysseus One would have thought that this article would be unnecessary. There was a time when “civics” was taught in the public schools. Later, the “civics” portion of the curriculum was picked up by the “American History” classes.…
The Olympics Has NOT Destroyed Womanhood
by Polydamas Several days ago, a Turkish columnist by the name of Yuksel Aytug wrote in the daily newspaper Sabah a column titled “Womanhood is Dying at the Olympics” (http://bit.ly/N55J4f). In his column, Aytug wrote that the Olympic Games were…
The Giant Carbon Scam Made Simple
The Giant Carbon Scam Made Simple — by Odysseus Carbon production is a chemical byproduct of “activity” of any kind. It is the nature of the chemistry of this planet. When an animal sits and does nothing, it breathes less…
Is America Rational? Ten Reasons It Might Be
Is America Rational? Ten Reasons It Might Be — by Polydamas A recent July 24, 2012 blog post in the online New Yorker Magazine, titled “Is America Crazy? Ten Reasons It Might Be” (http://nyr.kr/Pfaoyo) made a number of interesting observations…
The Hollow Republic
The Hollow Republic — Commentary by Polydamas Yuval Levin’s essay below in the National Review (http://bit.ly/TbaUyH) contains an excellent discussion of the fundamental differences between the Left and the Right concerning the roles that other institutions besides the government and…
Dispersion: Smaller is Better and More Resilient
—by Odysseus Dispersion: Smaller is Better and More Resilient Last week, Sandy Weill, the originator of the mega-bank model, opined that he had been wrong about that concept and that the big banks should be broken up. In the late…
Obama’s Worship of Centralized Power
Obama’s Worship of Centralized Power — by Polydamas Normally, we are rather leery of agreeing with opinions written by Patrick Buchanan because he is a very unrepentant apologist for and appeaser of radical Islam. By castigating America and Israel for…
The Unfortunate Cost of Liberty
The Unfortunate Cost of Liberty — by Polydamas Whenever there are mass murders of the kind that took place on July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado, many ordinary people question the wisdom of a country like the United States that…
Beware Big Brother’s Solutions
Beware Big Brother’s Solutions — by Polydamas I completely concur in the cogent analysis by Odysseus and in the rational solution he proposes in “It’s Not About Guns or Insanity; It’s About Publicity”. However, I want to address the wrong…