This is part 3 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here The most accurate way, then, to diagram the American governmental system is to diagram the local system correctly, then the federal and state levels with their three branches each, separations of power and checks and balances. But how exactly does one diagram the local … [Read more...]
Why Tribes are Vital to Success in the 21st Century, Part 3: Foundations of American Freedom
June 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
Why Tribes are Vital to Success in the 21st Century, Part 2: Freedom at the Local Level
June 15, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 2 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Civics 101 The first constitutions and governments in America were local, and there were hundreds of them. These documents were the basis of later state constitutions, and they were also the models in which early Americans learned to actively cooperate to govern themselves. Without … [Read more...]
Why Tribes are Vital to Success in the 21st Century, Part 1: Our Tribal Roots
June 14, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 1 of a 3-part article. Subsequent segments will be published daily. SETH GODIN'S RUNAWAY BESTSELLER Tribes took a quaint anthropological label and turned it into a pop culture buzz-word. And while his timely ideas helped articulate a fresh and needed approach to marketing and beyond, the power of tribal culture is far greater … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: A Girl’s Garden by Robert Frost
May 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. A Girl's Garden Robert Frost A neighbor of mine in the village Likes to tell how one spring When she was a girl on the farm, she did A childlike thing. One day she asked her father To give her a garden plot To plant and tend and reap herself, And he said, "Why not?" In casting about for a corner He … [Read more...]
Changing Lanes, Part 5: Future Leaders
April 24, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 4 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Thus far, I have proposed a specific solution to a specific problem. This trend towards federalism, and the opportunity it provides jurists and scholars to empower mediating entities gives me hope for a unified America. But I … [Read more...]
Changing Lanes, Part 4: The New Federalism
April 23, 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 But there is hope. Some of the institutional safeguards compromised away, such as federalism and the Tenth Amendment, are making a comeback in modern Supreme Court jurisprudence. Supreme Court decisions over the last decade have again invoked the … [Read more...]
Changing Lanes, Part 2: Mediating Entities
April 21, 2010 by 2 Comments
This is part 2 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here So what are "mediating entities" and why are they essential to a free society? The word mediate comes from the Latin mediare, which means “to be in the middle.” A mediator is one who stands in the middle of a dispute to help the parties find a common-ground resolution to the … [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 Entrepreneurial Foundations of Free Society, Part 2: Skills
March 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Click Here to Download a Printable Version of This Article 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 lessons of such expertise naturally impact the prosperity and freedom of a society. And such lessons come from depth in many of the intelligences instead of general … [Read more...]
Death By Consumption
March 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Consumption is a deadly disease. We eat up and hoard those things that are supposed to bring us happiness and satisfaction, but never do. Economies of demand promote consumption. In the aftermath of 9/11 we were instructed by our President and the mayor of New York to be American and “go shopping.” Economies based in consumption and demand … [Read more...]
