Politics Roundtable
Catallarchy
"Eleutheria, Praxis, Kosmos”
It’s gonna be awful tempting to burn a few American flags this year, while I still can. You can get them so small…so cheap…and they burn so good!
On the other hand, maybe it will be more fun once its ...
My libertarian friends, there can be no other choice!
From NRO:
To Democrats, Janice Rogers Brown is the scariest nominee to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in the history of the republic. Since her nomination nearly two years ago, she has been the subject of the most vitriolic ...
It is commonly held that a part of the cost of a gold standard, or of the holding of gold for its exchange-value in the absence of a gold standard, is the reduction in the supply of gold for non-monetary purposes that results in lower production of, and higher ...
Much controversy erupted over some comments by Bob Geldof in regards to the Live 8 concert. I didn’t follow too closely, but my general grasp of the topic was that Bob Geldof was trying to start a social movement in order to help ease the pains of starvation, or ...
Everybody’s celebrating something – I can only assume that they are, like I, giddy over this, the birthday of President Calvin Coolidge. In celebration of this momentous occasion, I offer some thoughts by President Coolidge on the Declaration of Independence:
About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly ...
London Mayor Increases Traffic Toll, Angers Drivers, Retailers
July 4 (Bloomberg) – An increase in London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s charge on motorists goes into effect today, angering not only drivers. Retailers say the 60 percent rise to 8 pounds ($14.52) will deter customers from traveling to ...
The Report of the Committee of Correspondence
to the Boston Town Meeting, Nov. 20, 1772
Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: First, a right to life; Secondly, to liberty; Thirdly, to property; together with the right to support and ...
Excerpted from “Novanglus; or, A History of the Dispute with America, From its Origin, in 1754, to the Present Time“, section 8 of The Revolutionary Writings of John Adams:
Now, let me ask you, if the Parliament of Great Britain had all the natural foundations of authority, wisdom, ...Excerpted from a letter to Bryan Fairfax, dated July 4th, 1774:
As to your political sentiments, I would heartily join you in them, so far as relates to a humble and dutiful petition to the throne, provided there was the most distant hope ...Patrick Henry, St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia, March 23, 1775.
No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject ...