A Little Thought on Equality
As George Orwell once wrote: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Can we have …Continue reading →
View ArticleUniversal Rights and the Universal Telos
Our obligations to each other originate in common goals. If a community wants to run a soup kitchen, the members are …Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Basis for Equality
While we’re on the subject of equality and justice, we might as well ask the question, “What is the basis …Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Absurdity of the Modern Market Mentality
In a strict democracy, it’s all a numbers game. The more people who agree with a course of action, the …Continue reading →
View ArticleA Little Thought on Leisure
Leisure is more than just free time. It is time devoted to the unencumbered fulfillment of the human spirit in …Continue reading →
View ArticleTime is Pressing
Individualism and liberalism are antithetical to politics (and especially democratic politics) because when the assumption is made that we can …Continue reading →
View ArticlePrivate vs. Public
There is an odd distinction in modern politics: Private vs. Public. The assumption seems to be that if the “government” …Continue reading →
View ArticleProsperity, An American Religion
The Prosperity Gospel, simply put, is the belief that God’s favor (and our own justification from sin) is experienced as …Continue reading →
View ArticleIs Big Government Conservative?
A friend of mine recently confessed that as a conservative, it was “hard to be against big government when you’re …Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Political Organism
For 70+ years, the “market” and the “state” have been intimately intertwined in most western countries. Since then, there has …Continue reading →
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