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American Military Fiction
The most effective combat troops in the US military are those least military. There is a place for a highly uniform military service. It’s the perfect place for those who simply lack the character and personality to become professional troops. … Continue reading
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Tagged history, military, propaganda, war
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Poor Man's Economics Forecast, Part 2
A few more issues in which we recognize the difference between the plutocrats and the rest of us. By now I’m sure most of my readers are aware there are two completely different sets of laws for Them and for … Continue reading
Which Elite?
The proper question on government should be which elite group will rule. Democracy, however you define it, has not worked out well in the US, nor anywhere else in the West. It’s even worse in Islamic lands: “The entire point … Continue reading
Short Attention Span
Washington’s Blog notes correctly much of what we see today has been in the works far longer than most people realize. From my earliest memories, I have always been trying to see the forest, and not just the trees. Something … Continue reading
Nature of Government
Government in the Postmodern West has returned to its roots, becoming once again a matter of one society conquering another. In ancient times, most imperial conquests did not bring that much destruction, nor any massive number of dead bodies, when … Continue reading
Worth Doing
My frequent attacks on Aristotelian epistemology do not mean the whole thing is utterly useless. I’ve often said it has its place, however limited. I’ve also said the ancients would recognize it if they had encountered it, because it was … Continue reading
Satan Loves Prohibition
The Tenth Commandment prohibits the Nanny State. I’ve not had to sit holding the hand of a drug addict in cold turkey, but I have been there to counsel and encourage a few folks who did. More often I’ve counseled … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, government, history, oppression
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Biblical Law and Children
A couple of items came to my attention today regarding how Scripture handles children. In the Ancient Near East (ANE), a child was seldom away from mother during the first five years of life. A mom could get a break … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, history, law, psychology
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Laptop Oracles: Civilization
A new civilization is aborning. The West is dead, it’s carcass moldering in the street. Will someone please push it off into the sewer? What once was is past. We shall be forced to bear its foul odor a bit … Continue reading
Moral Economics
To ignore moral considerations in economics is slapping God in the face. He gets tired of it after a while. The symbolism of Babylon is, “Everything has a price, and that’s all that matters.” It’s the bedrock of materialism, that … Continue reading