…Calmly observing the changing world

The threats to a republic are many, and the idealized federal republic may be more mythical than real – but it is at the very least, an excellent goal. The republic seeks to tread carefully in that slimmest of passageways between the tyranny of the majority and the tyranny of a minority. It thus eschews [...]

Six weeks ago, President Obama prominently chastised the court for a recent ruling while the judges bristled in their seats (Alito, visibly), being constrained by decorum during the State of the Union.  Last week, Chief Justice Roberts openly wondered, “Why we are there”, and referred to the State of the Union as a “political pep [...]

In 1933, the head of the National-Socialistic German Workers’ Party desired to create a car that the common man could drive. Having recently become Chancellor, the leader quickly had the means to implement his plans, and soon after, Volkswagon (“People’s Car”) was born. Stressing the failure of capitalism, the leader saw himself as neither right [...]

Well, it’s been a strange few weeks, and had I more time, I would have faithfully chronicled some of the more bizarre news stories that have come out lately. I’ve been pretty busy though, so here’s a whole post full of the latest … truly unbelievable news: The Twitter Revolution in Moldova Protests broke out [...]

As I woke up to the sound of my radio alarm clock – and I’ll be honest, “woke up” is a little generous – something strange filtered into my brain from the generally boring news broadcasts. Something so strange, in fact, that I was sure it was a mistake or that I had misheard it [...]

This is a recent quote from Presdient Obama. Let us play a quick game and guess the next line of the quote. This plan will require significant resources from the federal government… but while the cost of action will be great, I can assure you that the cost of inaction will be greater. For it [...]

This evening, I attempted to watch Obama’s address to Congress, which (on my Tivo) CBS had inappropriately labeled “State of the Union”. After nearly fainting at the dreadful commentary by the CBS reporters (I don’t watch much news), I quickly fast-forwarded to the President’s speech. As I watched Obama, I could perceive none of the [...]

Changes in American administrations are a relatively smooth affair, and 2009 is no exception. Maybe this is because, in many respects, we are only changing the overlaying topography and can never seem to rid ourselves of the problems deeply woven into the fabric of our society. For those who are trusting a new batch of [...]