To explore the mindset of the current left and, to be honest, to poke holes in intellectual bubbles they created for themselves, I became a member of several progressive groups.  Among them, there was Libertarians vs. Anarchists.  They position themselves as a debating group that is open to various views.  The other day, I noted their great enthusiasm regarding the toppling of Washington's and Jefferson's monuments.  Never mind the legacy of the Declaration and the republic these men were responsible for — the most advanced liberty system ever available at that time and a long time after; after all, they had been damned slaveholders, hadn't they?  In fulfillment of their righteous indignation, I suggested that they go to Chattanooga, Tenn., to smash a statue of John Ross (1790–1866), the principal chief of the Cherokee Indians prominent in Jacksonian America's politics and a slaveholder who owned...(Read Full Post)