The Campaign Chronicles Return Tomorrow. #campaignchronicles
I have not written specifically about the campaign in a while. It is partially because I have still been processing the entire experience and trying to figure out if it was something I wanted to write...
View Article“I know Chris. He isn’t this reasonable in real life. TV makes him more...
The live televised debate on Wyoming PBS for the U.S. House of Representatives was the high point of the 2012 campaign. I knew that it would not change anything. It was on November 1 and election day...
View ArticleScrap Sochi and Bring the Winter Games to Salt Lake City!
Okay, it is not going to happen…but why not at least offer? Christian Harrison, an author and my dear friend, made the following suggestion this morning: Perhaps now is a good time for Mayor Ralph...
View ArticleDoes the U.S. Pay Families When Drones Kill Innocent Yemenis?
by Cora Currier ProPublica, Aug. 12, 2013, 1:48 p.m. There have been nine drone strikes reported in Yemen in the past two weeks – an uptick apparently connected to the Al Qaeda threat that shut down...
View ArticleI Am No Longer a Democrat.
Last week, as I obtained my Nevada driver’s license, I registered to vote in Nevada. As I went to check the box for political party affiliation…I decided to switch parties. Being an unaffiliated voter...
View ArticleI will be Occupying the Microphone! (Updated with Audio)
UPDATE: Take a listen. I join in at the 23:23 mark. I will be occupying the microphone today at 5:00 p.m. eastern/ 2:00 p.m. pacific. I will be discussing my recent switch to the Green Party on the...
View ArticleUtah Spent More Than $30,000 To Catch 12 Drug Users On Welfare
Because demonizing the poor is so worth every penny. From Bryce Covert at ThinkProgress: Utah has spent more than $30,000 to drug test welfare applicants after it passed a new law last year. But in...
View ArticleTurns Out Emerson Wrote Some “Very Stupid”“Trash”
I love John Stuart Mill. However, it is probably a good thing he never read anything I ever wrote, because he was rather brutal and harsh. Historian Frank Prochaska has discovered Mill’s comments of...
View ArticleWhich Side Are You On? (Happy Labor Day!)
I was introduced to the Florence Reece’s song “Which Side Are You On?” by Pete Seeger’s rendition of the song. I love Pete’s version. It is a haunting song in many ways. I recently came across Natalie...
View ArticleAustralian Prime Minister Offers Christian and Moral Defense of Gay Marriage...
UPDATE: (September 8, 2013) My praise did not help Mr. Rudd in the Australian elections on September 7. Mr. Rudd and his Labor Party got crushed. He will no longer be prime minister and has announced...
View ArticleI Don’t Think Obama Wants War. Welcome to The Game.
Wait! He has made speeches stating we should strike. He has sent Secretary of State John Kerry to Congress to make the case for war. Okay, now read between the lines. Politics is almost completely a...
View ArticleJames Taylor Showered the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Love.
Last night, James Taylor was joined by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Utah Symphony for a performance in Salt Lake City. I here traffic in downtown Salt Lake City was pretty crazy last night! I...
View ArticleWhat is Just War Theory?
For now, I will let Michael Walzer answer that question. Walzer is professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey. He is also the co-editor or the leftist...
View ArticleI Belong to A Cult.
And I just can’t get away from it! I just love the shiny temples. I am mesmerized by our founding prophet figure. Of course, I am talking about the Cult of Mac. Not sure what you might have had in...
View ArticleThe Ten Key Values of the Green Party
Author’s Note: See my earlier post about why I left the Democratic Party and joined the Green Party. Party platforms are pretty useless. I feel that they tend to divide and confuse. Of course, I am not...
View ArticleWhat is Religious Freedom? A Brief Response
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced yesterday that it was initiating an effort to promote the freedom of religion. Here is a video title “What is Religious Freedom?” released by...
View ArticleIt is Constitution Week: A Preamble!
Actually, Tuesday is Constitution Day. September 17 is the anniversary of the conclusion of the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Tomorrow, I will be posting a number of video resources...
View ArticleConstitution Week: George Washington (Pt. 1)
Author’s Note: This post is part of a series looking at resources for teaching children about the U.S. Constitution on Constitution Day (Sept. 17). The cartoon series Liberty’s Kids aired on PBS from...
View ArticleConstitution Week: George Washington (Pt. 2)
Be sure to see Pt. 1 first. This entire episode focuses on how the character and temperament of George Washington played a vital role in the peaceful transition to republican democracy after the...
View ArticleConstitution Week: Rebellion and Division
Author’s Note: This post is part of a series looking at resources for teaching children about the U.S. Constitution on Constitution Day (Sept. 17). Episode #40 of Liberty’s Kids picks up where we left...
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