This month’s top ten discussion topics
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Aristotle’s concepts of Political Science
Introduction and part one Political Science B Square One Aristotle Introduction: As a former teacher of Humanities, there are a few things about Western Culture’s beginnings in Ancient Greece that I know, or that I think I know. I have taught the subject, but the...
Another One Question Quiz
Our government spends your tax dollars to attack various problems. Below you will find two budget initiatives. Comment to identify which you feel is more deserving of your money, and please say why. Strategic nuclear defense or Reducing the National Budget Deficit...
The Presidency 2020
The Presidency 2020 As the political candidates for the Presidency accumulate, you may ask yourself a very interesting question. "Who is best placed to win?" But since these popularity contests don't seem to be working very well, let's ask a slightly different...
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich is a learned individual and a student of history. He also has an affable sense of humor. However, he is well known for his exaggerated sense of Republican Partisanship. Still, the essence of American political discourse is a battle for the...
The One Question Quiz
The One Question Quiz: Below you will find four distinct sets of political statements/opinions. Each group of statements is meant to be representative of a distinct group of American voters. Therefore, the four sets of statements are theoretical Party Platforms for...
Sanitizing Socialism
SANITIZING SOCIALISM MISSION ACCOMPLISHED After the collapse of the Soviet Union & its buffer satellites of eastern Europe, there was an article in National Review about an effort to sanitize the word socialism. I’d never really thought any sanitization was...
The New Pledge of Allegiance
The New Pledge of Allegiance From Wikipedia: “The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an expression of allegiance to the Flag of the United States and the republic of the United States of America, originally composed by Rear Admiral George Balch in 1887,...
Bardo Exhibit at the County Fair
Timothy Devaney All Rights Reserved Bardo Exhibit at the County Fair (admission is free) It is said to be spiritual currency absolving all liability They gather before healer's pulpit an orgy of tongues in repentance all southern twang & soft lights...
Bloviators Crossing the Line
Bloviators Crossing the Line Bill Maher and Rush Limbaugh have something in common. They are both worth avoiding and for the same reason—their sweeping generalization and gross exaggerations are divisive and reprehensible. Therefore, so you do not have to listen to...
Real Tax Reform with the Fair Tax
FAIRTax® Real Tax Reform Two essays We can permanently and immediately improve our economy by repealing the sixteenth amendment to the Constitution which authorizes taxes on income. Except for an emergency Civil War income tax from 1861 to 1872, the U.S. relied only...