There is, of course, a major strain of thought that connects the Occupy Wall Street crowd and the Tea Party. Though largely representing opposing sides of the political spectrum, they each have at their core an aversion to corporatism–not necessarily corporations themselves (any OWS protestor who says otherwise is likely a hypocrite), but the political [...]
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Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party
Posted in Politics and Society, tagged economics, government, Mark Steyn, Occupy Wall Street, politics, riots, tea party, violence on October 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
You Voted For Harry Reid
Posted in Politics and Society, tagged Harry Reid, Nevada, politics, Sharron Angle on March 17, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I have a bone to pick, but not with the many people who voted for Harry Reid because they agree with his principles. That’s a choice of conscience, and I respect that. Rather, I wish to criticize those who might have voted for Sharron Angle—probably even would have—but were swayed by Reid’s negative campaigning. Are [...]
“See What’s Really There”
Posted in Education, Politics and Society, tagged Head Start, Jesse Jackson Jr., phonics, politics, reading, teaching on March 15, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I’m helping teach one of my young children to read, and it’s interesting to see her make the same mistake that the older children made. Just as many children naturally write letters backwards, they also seem inclined to read the first letter or two of a word, and then assume it’s a similar word they’re [...]
The Atlas Shrugged Quote Book
Posted in Language and Literature, Politics and Society, tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, libertarian, politics, quotes on February 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Recently I talked with someone who would love Ayn Rand’s prophetic dystopian classic, Atlas Shrugged, but she was daunted by its immense size. That’s unfortunate, and it made me want to do this as a teaser to invite people in. By no means is this a “condensed” summary of the novel, but it is a [...]
The Problem With Throwing Money at Problems
Posted in Politics and Society, tagged economy, liberalism, money, politics, spending on February 22, 2011 | 8 Comments »
There’s a dangerous floodgate opened when liberals say that throwing money at a problem will solve it. If liberals say that spending more money on something–like health, education, or the economy–will improve it, then it follows that you should spend as much money on it as possible. After all, if graduation rates or test scores [...]
Political Baloney Detector
Posted in Politics and Society, tagged campaigning, Carl Sagan, Democrats, Demon Haunted World, politics, priorities, Republicans, values on January 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
In The Demon Haunted World, scientist Carl Sagan described a “baloney detection kit” that he would have liked to see taught in school, with such tools as skepticism and logical fallacies to help people keep from being suckered. It’s a great idea, and I’ve employed something similar in my readings of current events in politics. [...]
Anti-Sharron Angle Ad Ideas
Posted in Humor, Politics and Society, tagged attack ads, Harry Reid, negative ads, politics, Sharron Angle on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Harry Reid has spent millions on slick TV and radio ads this election season, and they mostly have the same format: have a regular-Joe kind of person tell a sob story that makes a Sharron Angle position look heartless, then call her crazy and flash a heroic looking picture of Reid. With that template in [...]
Political Perspective
Posted in Politics and Society, tagged Federalist Papers, politics on July 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This blog makes no secret that my politics are very conservative. However, it bothers me that there is so much partisanship today, not so much in party affiliation as in the right/left dichotomy itself. People on either side in our country are deeply steeped in heaping invective on the other side, treating them like monolithic [...]
Political Ecumenism
Posted in Politics and Society, tagged conversations, debate, ecumenical, ideas, politics on April 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve seen plenty of ecumenical books where people of different religions write explanations of their beliefs and then respond to each other with courtesy and respect, but never one for people with different political beliefs. Both political extremes in America demonize and insult each other (and I’ve been guilty of that before, too, and need to [...]
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