The dreck about Trump ending 'democracy' July 12, 2018Monica Showalter
Swamp regular Admiral James Stavridis has taken his best shot at addressing a phony issue: whether "democracy" is dying, killed off by President Trump, presumably. Time magazine has it on its cover, featuring a crumbling edifice called "democracy."
Revisiting Churchill on Democracy August 16, 2013Tom Trinko
Obama may be so emotionally entangled with the thought of Democracy that he can't see it's not the right solution when the majority wants to kill or oppress the minority.
The Leveling Spirit of Equality March 31, 2013Glenn Fairman
As Artistotle and Tocqueville agreed across millennia, equality is the Achilles heel of democracy, subverting rights, destroying values, and in the end leading only to tyranny.
The Media Threat to Democracy February 26, 2013J.T. Hatter
From the far ends of the political spectrum, Ann Coulter and Pat Caddell agree: the principal threat to American democracy is the liberal mainstream media.
Obama and Slavery December 10, 2012Daren Jonescu
The progressive seeks to nationalize the slave industry. This is the literal meaning of his demands for confiscatory tax rates, redistribution of wealth, hyper-regulation of industry, and government control of health care and education.
Truth, Human Nature, and the American Way December 9, 2012Andrew E. Harrod
Americans need not question the principles of their founding document. Nor need Americans doubt the practical strategic effect the growth of free societies has upon peace.
What would Thomas Jefferson Think? December 8, 2012Dennis Lund
Looking closer at Jefferson's grievances, which the patriots were willing to die for, we see that we have now fallen into that which Madison feared; Oppression by the majority abetted by a government which is now "but a necessary evil."
Two Vital Lessons November 19, 2012Glenn Fairman
America is on the verge of learning several vital lessons in the realms of economic and moral economy: lessons saturated in pain and hardship and as anchored in nature as universal gravitation or the science of hydraulics.
Mitt Romney's 47% Coming Home to Roost November 10, 2012Clifton Chadwick
Because majority rule is a central characteristic of democracy, the danger always exists that a majority, free of restrictions on its power, will oppress members of the minority.
Why Accept Tyranny and Ruin? November 9, 2012J. Robert Smith
The critical question becomes: if the left remains ascendant; if its principles and policies continue to be ratified by voters in elections to come; if it continues to degrade the culture and morals of society; when will conservative America shout, "Enough!"?
