Political Opportunism Doesn’t Fight Tyranny, It Perpetuates It

I’m sorry I need to burst this bubble, but the Republican governors’ “rebellion” against Obama’s refugee resettlement plan is not an application of the Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrate. Yes, I know, the temptation to ascribe such noble motives to them, and to see the seeds of righteous resistance against tyranny in our country growing steadily is great. The Doctrine […]

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Preachers, Obama, and the Crusades: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

The conservative public indignation about Obama’s statement of the Crusades, and the consequent public criticism from many preachers – including Franklin Graham – reminded me of two old jokes, from the times of Communism in Eastern Europe. The first joke was so well-known, that even Ronald Reagan told it several times: An American explains to a Russian how America has […]

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Hypocrisy Is the Worst Possible Policy

A lawfully constituted civil institution made its decision, in a lawful way, prescribed by the law books and by legal tradition. Most people in the community affected by the decision were unhappy with it, for it was obviously unjust to them, establishing a precedent for violating their rights and leaving them defenseless against future tyrannical acts by the government. So […]

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Modern Boston Massacre

The Boston Marathon, held on Patriot’s Day, was concluded with the explosion of two devices, leaving many wounded and a few killed. This event will be the start of something commonplace in American society as states, cities, and the nation moves towards a humanistic, progressive, socialist, anti-God civil government and culture. The event is sad, no matter how theological we […]

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Romney’s Cannae

I did not watch the presidential debate last night. From my position, such debate is irrelevant. I expected that it would be a true exercise in democracy: two wolves and a lamb were discussing what they should have for dinner. The lamb – the American middle class – was not given a voice in the debate. I expected that the […]

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