Welfare is an important topic that has become divisive in Western politics. In the name of compassion, liberals are supporting the need for social welfare. However, many of the welfare programs they have created have encouraged social dependency and family … Continue reading →
When George Washington retired from office after two terms he set an example to the world for the voluntary limitation of power, something few Kings or rulers have had the character to do. However, his Farewell Address was equally important as it warned of dangers that could undermine the American experiment. These warnings were given from wisdom, experience, and a sincere concern for the future of the nation.
Continue reading →The large budget deficits by governments at all levels and increasing income gaps between the rich and the rest are the result of poor fiscal management and regulation by governments. We hear increased emotional rhetoric as 1) people paying taxes … Continue reading →
The inability of the United States and state governments to produce responsible budgets is part of a widespread problem in which the number of people receiving some type of government checks outnumber the people who don’t. In 2007 the Christian … Continue reading →
I wonder whether the United States will act like a big bubble with its elites clinging to power and collapse like the Roman Empire, or eventually rise to the challenge and transform itself, decentralizing and seeking constructive social solutions like … Continue reading →
Ending PAC and Corporate donations to political parties and election campaigns is the first step to solving Washington’s problems and returning the government to the people. Candidates from both political parties agree that “Washington is broken.” At left is an … Continue reading →
Social conservatives have been put on the defensive by gay activists who have been getting laws passed that support homosexual marriages. They have reacted by promoting laws and constitutional amendments in the states and the federal government that would define … Continue reading →
I am not surprised at the jubilation in response to the death of Osama bin Laden, yet I believe, a more wise and mature response would not be to cheer or gloat over the defeat of an enemy, but only … Continue reading →
In recent days it has been popular to attack General Electric Corporation for not paying any corporate taxes on the $14.2 billion in profits it made last year, $5.1 billion of which was made in the U.S. When the country … Continue reading →
Some large corporations are now using patents to gain monopoly control of products that have been used by traditional societies for hundreds of years. These patent abuses are particularly alarming in the areas of medicine and food, the things necessary … Continue reading →
