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The Socialist, the Jihadi, and the Tooth Fairy

December 12, 2018

What do socialists and jihadis have in common? They both still believe in the tooth fairy. This is not funny.

Like most groups, socialists and jihadis are divided into leaders and followers. First, we will discuss the leaders.

Socialist leaders promise social justice and income equality to their followers in this life. Jihadi leaders promise 72 virgins to their suicide bombers in the next life. Leadership promises specifically address the particular desires of their adherents - the leaders aren't stupid - they are manipulative and extremely successful at luring their believers with false promises.

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Shattering the Obama Myth: A Wolf in Presidential Clothing

November 26, 2018

The Fabian Society, a British think tank founded in London in 1884, is named after the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus whose battle strategy was one of harassment and attrition rather than violent military battles against the Carthaginian army under general Hannibal.

Fabius had much in common with the great Chinese warrior and strategist Sun Tzu who wrote the extraordinary military treatise The Art of War in the 5th century BC. According to Sun Tzu, "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. . . the greatest victory is that which requires no battle."

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Blaming the Victim in the Digital Age

November 18, 2018

Consider the following scenario:

A murder investigation is underway to determine the identity of the shooter. The detective questioning the suspect accuses him of shooting the woman he robbed. The suspect indignantly retorts, "BUT SHE WOULDN'T GIVE ME HER PURSE!!"

WHAT? The robber is blaming the victim because she refused to give him what he wanted! The victimizer is rationalizing his behavior and misrepresents himself as the victim.

The facts of this case are not in dispute - the suspect admits he shot the woman he was robbing. It is the interpretation of those facts that are being disputed - WHO is to blame - victim or victimizer?

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Collectivism and the 8th Commandment

November 13, 2018

In the 18th century our Founding Fathers fought the War of Independence to escape the tyranny of the British monarchy. Our Founding Fathers envisioned a New World where citizens of the United States of America would be bound by the Constitution and live as free individuals in a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

The 10 Commandments were foundational to the Judeo-Christian tradition of the United States and to its ordered liberty. The Commandments provided the infrastructure and moral basis for the secular laws written to govern American society.

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The Problem With Capitalism

November 5, 2018

I am a capitalist. I believe in capitalism because it is foundational to upward mobility, the middle class, ordered liberty, and the individual freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution. So, what is the problem with capitalism?

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