This is part 1 of a 4-part article. Read Part 2 Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Imagine what would happen if a huge chunk of citizens stopped accepting what they are told by one of the parties, stopped just aligning themselves with candidates from one of the monopoly parties, and started deeply studying, analyzing and thinking about the … [Read more...]
The 8 Facets of Freedom, Part 5: The Freedom Tribe
May 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 5 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Our nation and world desperately needs a Party of Freedom. Such a party would not be an official political party, since its goal would be to unite and build rather than to win or govern. It would be made up of everyone who believes … [Read more...]
The 8 Facets of Freedom, Part 4: Kindergarten Lessons
May 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 4 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 5 Here All of this is the natural result of the Angry & Afraid worldview. In reality, the Hopeful & Helpful people in both the Democratic and Republican Parties, as well as the H² independents and members of minor parties, really do … [Read more...]
The 8 Facets of Freedom, Part 3
May 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 3 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here There are six great basic traditions of freedom, each enjoying differing levels of support from various political and social groups. These include the following: Political freedom Economic freedom Religious freedom Individual … [Read more...]
The 8 Facets of Freedom, Part 2: The Real Divide
May 18, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 2 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here The Real Divide Unlike elementary or high school culture, and unlike college, career and even adult culture, the real divide takes us all the way back to kindergarten. Indeed it is one of those key lessons that we all should have … [Read more...]
The 8 Facets of Freedom, Part 1: False Two’s
May 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 1 of a 5-part article. Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here A new tribe is needed. Actually, its constituents have been around for a long time. But they have functioned as individuals, sometimes as families, and more rarely as small groups of people. But as a tribe or nation, it has never … [Read more...]
The Anti-Federalists, Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Freedom, Part 6: Solutions
April 17, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 6 of a 6-part article. Click Here to Download a Printable Version of This Article Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here Solutions Old and New The anti-Federalist solutions for these problems may well have helped. They proposed that the people amend the Constitution, specifically in … [Read more...]
The Anti-Federalists, Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Freedom, Part 5: Treaty Power
April 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 5 of a 6-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Anti-Federalist Prediction #6: The Treaty Power Will Be Abused Prediction: The treaty power will be used to change the Constitution in ways the people don’t even know about and that benefit the rich at the cost of the people’s … [Read more...]
The Anti-Federalists, Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Freedom, Part 4: Justice Lost
April 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 4 of a 6-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Anti-Federalist Prediction #5: Justice Will Be Lost as Government Grows Prediction: Governments will become so big and impersonal that even juries won’t know or care about the accused; enforcing the rules will be more important than true justice. … [Read more...]
The Anti-Federalists, Entrepreneurship, & the Future of Freedom, Part 3: States & Courts
April 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 3 of a 6-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Anti-Federalist Prediction #3: Power Will Flow Away From the States Prediction: Power will flow consistently away from the states and increase the scope, size, and power of the federal government. Only major crisis, where the federal government falls, will ever send … [Read more...]
