Government requires make-believe. Make believe that the king is divine, make believe that he can do no wrong or make believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God. Make believe that the people have a voice or make believe that the representatives of the people are the people. Make believe that governors are the servants of the people. Make believe that all men are created equal or make believe that they are not. -- Edmund S. Morgan (1916-2013) What if the government’s true goal is...
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Ron Paul Is Worried About the US Government, Not China or Russia
David Lin, in the Monday episode of the David Lin Report, asked libertarian communicator Ron Paul what nations Paul considers top adversaries or competitors internationally,...
In New Bird Flu Scare Comes Tacit Admission Coronavirus Was Not a Big Deal
“Bird flu pandemic could be ‘100 times worse’ than COVID, scientists warn.” That is the headline at the New York Post for one of many media reports out Thursday spreading the...
Dennis Kucinich Echoes George Washington in Discussing the Sad State of the US Congress
The United States Congress is in a sad state. The American people recognize this, holding Congress in very low regard. Dennis Kucinich, who served in the House of Representatives...
When a Gallon of Wine Is Not Enough
Say you are planning a big event for which you’ll want to have on hand a bunch of wine. State legal restrictions may allow you to only buy relatively small bottles of wine from a...
Dennis Kucinich Files Ballot Access Petitions for US House Run as an Independent
In January, Dennis Kucinch began his campaign as an independent candidate to return to the United State House of Representatives, seeking to represent an Ohio district that...
Eradicating Health in Gaza
In December I wrote about how “the biggest contributor to inflicting death in Gaza will likely be the Israel government causing the loss of necessities for health, including...
Two Speeches Aspirational for Peace and Critical of War by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Aside from being president of the United States for two terms spanning from January of 1953 through January of 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower is likely best known in America and...
Texas and the Restoration of a Gold Standard
There has been increasing talk about the potential restoration of a gold standard arising from people and governments across the world seeking to protect themselves from the...
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