The Need to Re-brand The Alternative to Socialism
Countries in which the principles of classical liberalism were more or less applied, and in which the majority of citizens were thereby enabled to reach levels of personal freedom and prosperity unprecedented in all of mankind's history, have been under attack for more than a century and a half by Radical Socialists and their fellow-travelling LSD's. (LiberalSocialDemocrats) Military conflict, both directly and by proxies, was tried. Economic competition was tried. Attempts were made to exploit internal divisions of tribalism, religion and class. Nothing worked completely but the counter efforts have been costly and draining. Continue Reading »
The term 'socialism' describes one of two opposing principles of governance – that the welfare of the clan/tribe/nation/whatever group is its basic purpose. In fact, until the 1950's, the definition of socialism was "the PRINCIPLE that individual freedom should be completely subordinated to the interests of the community" – (Concise Oxford Dictionary – Fourth Edition, 1951).
Karl Marx held that economic activity governed all of humanity's interests. While this is patently false, he and his fellow socialists were able to persuade many that centrally planned control of economic activity by the proletariat of a community was the best way to serve all the interests of that community. Continue Reading »
Every political community includes some members who insist that their side has all the answers and that their adversaries are idiots. But American liberals, to a degree far surpassing conservatives, appear committed to the proposition that their views are correct, self-evident, and based on fact and reason, while conservative positions are not just wrong but illegitimate, ideological and unworthy of serious consideration. Indeed, all the appeals to bipartisanship notwithstanding, President Obama and other leading liberal voices have joined in a chorus of intellectual condescension. Continue Reading »
The Globe (John Allemang) recently published an article on this very topic, and how right they are. This past year has seen a non-stop parade of scare tactics, and over-the-top disaster predictions. Of course every year has some degree of high alert threats, but 2009 was a doozie. Continue Reading »
By Conrad Black in National Post, July 25, 2009.
The observation of Barack Obama’s six-month anniversary as President has received much less attention than did his 100th day. All the portentous comparisons with FDR have died away, and the administration is in a fierce struggle to salvage two of its most ambitious legislative projects — cap-and-trade to reduce carbon emissions, and universal medical care. Continue Reading »
This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries regarding a pond on his property. It was sent by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality, State of Pennsylvania . This guy’s response is hilarious, but read the State’s letter before the response letter.
SUBJECT: DEQ File No.97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20; Lycoming County Continue Reading »
A chemistry professor in a large college had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the professor noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back, and stretching as if his back hurt. Continue Reading »
Seize the agenda and succeed
National Post. April 6, 2009.
The following is an edited excerpt of Tom Long’s recent presentation to the Manning Networking Conference and Exhibition in Ottawa.
The dominant Tory assumption has been that the way to victory is to force the Liberals left by moving to the centre. Continue Reading »
Lorne Gunter
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
It never ceases to amaze me how many people have blind faith in the competence and neutrality of government. For instance, recent economic bailouts are premised on the notion that governments — which are really nothing more than conglomerates of politicians, bureaucrats and experts paid to tell leaders what they want to hear –are somehow smarter than investors and consumers at deciding what products and industries deserve help, how much and when. Continue Reading »
“Man cannot survive except through his mind. He comes on earth unarmed. His brain is his only weapon. Animals obtain food by force. Man has no claws, no fangs, no horns, no great strength of muscle. He must plant his food or hunt it. To plant, he needs a process of thought. To hunt, he needs weapons, and to make weapons – a process of thought. From this simplest necessity to the highest religious abstraction, from the wheel to the skyscraper, everything we are and everything we have comes from a single attribute – the function of a reasoning mind. Continue Reading »
