Category Archives: the Basics

Government to Provide More Help to Family Farmers. Oh?

Posted on 13 June 2013 by

Still seen as the most independent of the independent, there will be more food stamps for independent farm families to enjoy soon.  As this article at The Heritage Organization’s The Foundry points out (again), Speaker of the House John Boehner … Continue reading →

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Does Modern Academia Encourage Unthinking Acceptance of Authority?

Posted on 12 May 2013 by

This post is based in large part on an article titled Why Anti-Authoritarians are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill Is there a current tendency to consider those who cherish and seek to preserve our rights, including those under the First and Second … Continue reading →

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Dr. Benjamin Carson – Two Inspiring Videos About our Next President?

Posted on 3 May 2013 by

Many things are possible between now and 2016. Will Dr. Carson become our next President? I hope so. This post at Dancing Czars called to my attention an interview with Dr. Carson. It seemed that it might help to pull … Continue reading →

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Freedom can be Taken. When Inherited or otherwise Given, does it Last?

Posted on 26 April 2013 by

If taken at great cost, it often lasts for quite a while. If inherited, not that long. If given, it is even more readily perishable.  The United States gained their freedom, by force and at great cost, from those who used … Continue reading →

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The Libruls are Winning. How Can We Win Instead?

Posted on 25 February 2013 by

Offer free reverse-lobotomies? Probably not. This is a rant. So sue me. A Hell of a Lot! The problems An article at American Thinker is titled Three Reasons Conservatives are Losing the Battle for America. Although it struck me as … Continue reading →

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Gun Control, People Control and Our Tired Old Constitution

Posted on 22 January 2013 by

Part I Although it does not reflect modern Librul thinking, the Second Amendment is co-equal with the rest of the Bill of Rights in guaranteeing the rights of a free people. Infringement of any part of the Bill of Rights … Continue reading →

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President Obama to be Sworn in on January 21st. Please, no Swearing!

Posted on 7 January 2013 by

This is a guest post by my confidential White House informant, The Extraordinarily Honorable I.M. Totus, Teleprompter of the United States. Although not writing in his official capacity, he is uniquely familiar with happenings at the White House. As his … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on 31 December 2012 by

2012 was a grim year. There have been many others. May 2013 and all following years be far better! It’s pretty much up to us. There have been reasons for sadness. If we are to survive as a constitutional republic, … Continue reading →

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Can we Dumb things down Enough?

Posted on 4 December 2012 by

Arguments that appeal to reason rarely appeal to emotion. Nor do they appeal to uninformed voters who are not interested. Can we have better informed and more rational voters? Democrats realize that rational thought does not appeal to many voters … Continue reading →

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What’s a Conservative to Do?

Posted on 28 November 2012 by

Things are getting worse and we have to do something. But what, how and when? We can continue to lick our wounds, gripe as the situation deteriorates or try to ignore the problems. Alternatively, we may be able to do … Continue reading →

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