“Precisely because we are not disembodied spirits, there are no human rights without property rights” (Rules for Reformers, p. 205).
A Bright Red Nose for the Clown State
The other day I tweeted this about the ongoing primary battle on the Republican side: “The reason Trump is doing well so far is that the clown state is engaged in a diligent search for a bright red nose.” But this requires further development, along with other related observations need to be made about where …
Review: Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott My rating: 4 of 5 stars On my short list of books I am actively reading, I include a “bucket book,” defined as a book I really should have read by this time in my life, but which for various reasons, I have not. In this category, I just finished Ivanhoe, …
Review: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass My rating: 4 of 5 stars Well written & moving. View all my reviews
Didn’t Know My Phone Was That Secure
The current showdown between the federal government and Apple is very interesting, and turns on a technical question that is beyond my capacity to answer. Whether we should side with Apple or not depends upon the ramifications of what they have been asked to do. But all of us can know the principle that is …
Aim Low
“When fighting principalities and powers in high places, the preacher should take care to aim low . . . where the sin is” (Rules, p. 205).
Another Perspective Certainly
21 Principles for the Christian Citizen
Because the teaching of the apostle Paul on civil authority is widely misunderstood and misrepresented, we need to review some basic principles. As we do, we need to remember something that Abraham Kuyper once said: “In any successful attack on freedom the state can only be an accomplice. The chief culprit is the citizen who …
Serious Question
“Of course the Second Amendment allows us modern weaponry. How else do we shoot down the surveillance drones?” (Rules for Reformers, p. 205).
The Piracy That Is Socialism
Meanwhile, over on the Democratic side of the presidential campaign, we find that we have merely made our way over to the other side of the fun house. That race is between Hillary Clinton, queen of mendacity, Bernie Sanders, king of authentic economic lunacy, and, of course, TBD. TBD will get into the race under …