Category: Politics

  • Why Liberals Will Always Have Better Methods

    I had a short series of recent conversations on the nature of conservatism. The upshot of the conversations was this: conservatives don’t really have very many tools at their disposal, while a liberal political theory has at its disposal all the means of the state. This follows from the fact that liberal politics – at…

  • McCain’s Eligibility – Natural-Born Citizen?

    This is the second comment in as many days I’ve seen on this point. John McCain was born abroad, on a United States military base in the Panama Canal Zone. Does that make him ineligible under the United States Constitution, Article I, section 1, clause 5 (the “Natural Born Citizen Clause”)? The clause states that:…

  • The End of Multiculturalism

    Lawrence Harrison has a great essay out on The End of Multiculturalism, in which he argues that multiculturalism is, ironically, both the root of the George W. Bush administration’s foreign policy difficulties and the causes of major crises here at home. Give it a read.

  • The Problems With Voting Machines

    There are a number of reasons voting machines currently used in much of the country should give us pause. Whether you’re an open source enthusiast, a conspiracy theorist, or simply a citizen concerned about the risks of human error and glitches, this should demonstrate that we have a long way to go in developing computer-based…

  • Blind Leading the Blind

    A retired teacher reveals he was illiterate until age 48. The author seems to think this story is inspirational. I would call it disgusting and a sign that our educational system is a wreck.