by Ai Friendly | Aug 24, 2017 | Politics, The Law, Witty Repartee on any topic
On Liberty John Stuart Mill The Department of Motor Vehicles in each state publish a handbook or manual that contains the rules of the road. The “rules of the road” for Democracy in America were written by a British citizen, John Stuart Mill. On Liberty has been...
by Ai Friendly | Aug 1, 2017 | Politics, Witty Repartee on any topic
Motivated Reasoning “The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.”– H. L. Mencken President Trump’s attacks on media and “fake news” is somewhat justified. There is a grain of...
by Ai Friendly | Jul 31, 2017 | Politics
Marcus Aurelius The Stoic Emperor Role models can be found in the modern world or the ancient. Marcus Aurelius, for instance, ruled ancient Rome from 161 to 180 Common Era (C.E.), and has become known as the last of the five “good” emperors. He came closest to...
by Ai Friendly | Jul 29, 2017 | Politics, Witty Repartee on any topic
Hastings Florida The National crisis in Microcosm If you have read the New American Constitution, then you know about the dissolution of the city charter in the former town of Seneca Nebraska. If not, please read that post. The small town of Hastings Florida in St....
by Ai Friendly | Jun 11, 2017 | Politcal Parties, Politics, The Law
The New American Constitution There was a segment on National Public Radio (NPR) (4/15/2017) about a place in Nebraska that used to be named Seneca. It used to be a town until the people of Seneca voted on a resolution to dissolve the city charter. The measure passed...
by Ai Friendly | Jan 11, 2017 | Politcal Parties, Politics
We’ve come 180 since 1880 Democrats becoming Republicans and vice versa The case for rejecting both the Democrat and Republican parties has never been stronger, and historically speaking identifying with either of the two main parties has never made a whole lot of...
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