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The Delusion upon which the “Two-Party System” in the US Operates
The corrupt “two-party system” that has a chokehold on the US seems to operate on something like the following delusional thinking: DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS THE TRUTH A. The leaders and elected officials and bureaucrats and civil service workers of both parties … Continue reading
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Is COVID-19 a Good Reason to Destroy America?
By Jack Pelham I won’t venture to make any predictions about the medical side of things, because I’m not even remotely educated in epidemiology. But when it comes to the political and financial “remedies” that have been enacted in the … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Economy, History, My Books, Politics, Rule of Law
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Limitations on Federal Laws
With the new surge of federal overreach related to COVID-19, I thought it would be good to put a couple of things on the record here for my readers’ convenience. This is a very simple post, showing two excerpts from … Continue reading
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Have We Become Too Corrupt, Mister Franklin?
Benjamin Franklin was older than the others involved in the Constitutional Convention in 1987. These delegates from the various colonies represented many factions–many different ways of thinking. They had their biases, of course, and their cheats–along with whichever of their … Continue reading
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To a Hammer, COVID-19’s a Nail
Perhaps you’ve heard the old saying, “To a hammer, everything’s a nail.” It describes the cognitive bias we can have in how we see the world. It’s a self-centered way of viewing things. Being a typical claw hammer, nail driving … Continue reading
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Lousy “Christian” Logic on Why Voting for Evil is Good
TownHall.com has posted an article by Christian theologian Wayne Grudem under the title, Why Voting for Donald Trump Is a Morally Good Choice. To put it bluntly, the article’s logic is lousy. Let me count the ways. Grudem’s thesis statement … Continue reading
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An Epiphany About Liberty
A few folks in our culture prod us to restore our liberty, standing up against the constant encroachments of the federal government and the bankers who seem to own those who govern, driving their behavior. I have certainly been among … Continue reading
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Facebook! Facebook!
Facebook! Facebook! Every day! ‘Tis here we while our lives away. Posting, liking, sharing—we Our vanishing humanity. Posting memes, and sharing, too, There’s always something more to do. It’s oh such fun! And wait, there’s more; Now potty time is … Continue reading
This Week in Baltimore: A Showcase of Cognitive Biases
This past week has provided an excellent opportunity to observe people’s cognitive biases. The situation in Baltimore has prompted many to show those corrupted mini-programs of thinking that run automatically through their minds. We have seen many various biases at … Continue reading
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Assigning Blame in Baltimore
The Baltimore riots provide the cognitive/moral miser with an excellent opportunity to exercise his bias. He will condemn the evil actions of one party while excusing—at least in a relativistic way—the evil actions of another. And worse, he’ll probably be … Continue reading
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