political philosophy

Can you tell me the difference between a Republican and Democrat?

My Mom called me this morning and asked me what the difference is between a Democrat and a Republican. I know where I stand but I cant define it for her. What does a Republican believe in? What does...

The “Complex” Left vs. the “Simple” Right

Over at Hit&Run, there is a thread about how simplistic and empty Sarah Palin is compared to Obama or previous conservatives. Leaving out the fact that both Reagan and Goldwater suffered the same...

The “Complex” Left vs the “Simple” Right

Over at Hit&Run, there is a thread about how simplistic and empty Sarah Palin is compared to Obama or previous conservatives. Leaving out the fact that both Reagan and Goldwater suffered the same...

A Planned Society and the Rule of Law

To say that in a planned society the Rule of Law cannot hold is, therefore, not to say that the actions of the government will not be legal or that such a society will necessarily be lawless. It...

The Separation of Scientific Powers

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has flagged an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) decision urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use test data from companies and other existing data in...

Nancy & the Epicycles

The healthcare bill is now up to almost 2000 pages. Which reminds me of the epicycles.Prior to the acceptance of the Copernican system (early 1600s) it was generally believed that the sun and...

Entrepreneurship in Decline?

Michael Malone has been writing about the technology industry, and particularly about Silicon Valley, for a couple of decades. This recent article is not very optimistic. Although Malone identifies...

What the Limbaugh Quote Hoax Really Tells Us

Listening to the contemporary American left’s views of the rest of us is increasingly like listening a paranoid schizophrenic slip farther into delusions that they are surrounded by malevolent...

Money and Power, Continued

There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money –Samuel Johnson I was reminded of this quote by something Irving Kristol wrote: In New York the ruling...

How Anti-Nuclear-Power Hysterics Kill

Two stories, one about the dangers of contaminated spinach and another on the NY Times’s ignoring of irradiation as a preventative for food borne illness, show us how the moral posturing and...

How Anti-Nuclear Power Hysterics Kill

Two stories, one about the dangers of contaminated spinach and another on the NYTimes ignoring irradiation as a preventative for food borne illness, show us how the moral poising and emotional...