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ON NATIVISM, IMMIGRATION AND AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM

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I personally do not believe in American exceptionalism. What I do believe in is human fallibility. I personally do not believe in government superiority. I do believe in the natural rights of all human beings. Resultantly, what has made America

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TOTAL DRUG LEGALIZATION: A MORAL CHOICE IN AN IMMORAL SOCIETY?

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Over and over again, one of my favorite authors, Reinhold Niebuhr, has written that humans are incapable of perfect love. Yet, in spite of this fact, we perpetually try to fashion a perfect world from that which is inherently imperfect.

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Posted in Medical, Opinion

THE END OF LIBERTY, FREEDOM & DEMOCRACY IN THE NAME OF GAY MARRIAGE

Tyranny in the name of Gay Marriage Graphic

Many advocates of individual liberty and freedom are celebrating and championing the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which grants gay couples the same right as heterosexuals to get married and have that union recognized by the government.

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WHY CHRISTIAN LIBERTARIANISM FAILS

Why Christian Libertarianism Fails Graphic

“All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor” (I Corinthians 10:23-24, NASB).   Christian libertarianism fails for

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POLITICAL APATHY: MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS 2014

Political apathy via King Saul threatening David by Jusepe Leonardo

Political apathy: lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern about politics in general. Wikipedia defines it as “the indifference on the part of any citizen of any country with regard to their attitude towards political activities.” This is not an article

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ECONOMICS IN ONE LESSON by HENRY HAZLITT

Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt

4.75 of 5 The bottom line: An accessible, easy-to-understand way to learn, understand, and practically apply economics to the real world.     Why would any person want to read an economics book, and why would they particularly want to

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THE LAW by FREDERIC BASTIAT

Bastiat The Law Bastiat

***** (of 5) The bottom line: A classic, revolutionary, paradigm-shifting defense of personhood, property, and liberty.   In The Law, Bastiat makes a timeless and compelling argument in favor of the natural and innate privileges bestowed upon humankind by God

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THE FALLACY OF ANARCHY

The fallacy of anarchy.

Order is, in fact, a good thing. One would only need to consider the destructive, consumptive, and unpredictable nature of chaos to arrive at the same conclusion. However, in the political arena, order taken to an extreme, at the expense

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A JUST SOCIETY

Justice by Luca Giordano

What are the essential characteristics of a just society from a secular and a Christan standpoint? Justice, as defined by The New Oxford American Dictionary, means “just behavior or treatment; the quality of being fair and reasonable; the administration of

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THE COMMON ENEMY: THE DISADVANTAGES OF GOVERNMENT

UncleSam

The disadvantages of government are plenty, yet to question its legitimacy in modern times is analogous to heresy. Given the option, would you support your President or your family member? Your neighbor or a city council member? Your friend or

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