John C. Calhoun, the South’s recognized intellectual and political leader from the 1820s until his death in 1850, devoted much of his remarkable intellectual energy to defending slavery. He developed a two-point defense. One was a political theory that the rights of a minority section—in pa...
The idea she entertained about Messiah would put no obstacle in the way of our Lord's admission, whereas the opposite idea, the passionate longing for a political revolution, led him to silence others, and even among his disciples to reserve the sublime fact as their sacred secret (cf. ...
it’s maybe actually in the Shrub’s own political self-interest to let the GOP race get ugly and Negative and have voters get so bored and cynical and disgusted with the whole thing that they don’t even bother to vote. Well
Irrespective of which political party is in office, the government is controlled by powerful corporations, special interests, and the wealthy elite. It does not matter who, or which party, one votes for—the result will be the same.
Originally published at John C. Wright's Journal. Please leave any comments there. Thursday, December 24th, 2015 3:03 pm The Force Awakens and Hits the Snooze Button I have written many articles on many unimportant social and political issues, but nothing has the weight and gravity of this...
In summary, Professor John Bartle believes that gender-responsive budget is of great significance and needs to be jointly concerned and promoted by the governments and all sectors of society. It is recommended that the governments strengt...
afterwards, I spoke to John privately, and he could not have been prouder to see this new generation of activists standing up for freedom and equality; a new generation that was intent on voting and protecting the right to vote; in some cases, a new generation running fo...
I haven’t forgotten that Donald Trump has never visited any of those political prisoners. I wonder now if POTUS Trump will pardon them. I haven’t forgotten that we still have dozens of anti abortion preachers in jail all over the country. Cal Zastrow is the latest one to be railroaded...
The ASA said a political party advocating a robust view on matters of public interest allowed the public to see the party’s position. There was no breach of codes and no grounds for the complaints to proceed, it ruled. Yet the Dominion Post refused to “allow the public to see the part...
boasting he was ‘the first of my race that ever wielded the pen’ (an earlier literary pig had merely dictated its memoirs), Toby even wrote his own autobiography,The life and adventures of Toby, the sapient pig: with his opinions on men and manners. Written by himself(London, c. 1817...