“Let’s spend a moment or two defining what we mean by freedom and democracy. There is a view sometimes expressed that “democracy” means the system of government evolved by the English-speaking peoples. Any departure from that is either a crime to be punished or a disease to be cured. I beg to differ from that […]
Archive for February, 2007
Feb13th2007
Poverty In The United States
Published by in Economics, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), Personal, Poverty and Welfare. 26 CommentsMy longest friendship was with Edgar, a friend I met in the 6th grade. He was, like me, a child of immigrant parents and he spoke primarily Spanish. He loved to joke, tell stories, and that favorite of past times, sit around with your closest friends and make fun of each other.
Unfortunately, he was also […]
Feb8th2007
“Scarcely anyone interests himself in social problems without being led to do so by the desire to see reforms enacted. In almost all cases, before anyone begins to study the science, he has already decided on definite reforms that he wants to put through. Only a few have the strength to accept the knowledge that […]
Feb7th2007
Paul Hill, director of the University of Washington’s Center on Reinventing Public Education, has a study that states:
Low-income families scout out and pick the best schools for their children using the same techniques and aspirations as wealthier parents….
In addition to rebutting the stereotype that school choice is a privilege that should be determined by income, […]
Feb6th2007
Feb5th2007
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good […]
Feb3rd2007
“For more than 15 years now, Hillary has been the incarnation of Big Government. She votes with taxpayers only 9 percent of the time, according to the National Taxpayers Union. She calls herself a “government junkie.” She says, “There is no such thing as other people’s children” and calls for ”a consensus of values and […]
Feb2nd2007
Democrat Senator Joseph Biden On Barack Obama
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), ModernPolitics and affirmative action. 14 Comments“I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” –Democrat Senator Joseph Biden On Barack Obama
Just one more example of how liberals view minorities.
Feb1st2007
“What kind of society isn’t structured on greed? The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm; capitalism is that kind of a system” –Milton Friedman
