Tag Archive
1st Amendment
American Jews
Big Labor
capitalism
Christianity
climate change
Congress
conservatism vs. liberalism
creationism
Darwinism
evolution
First Amendment
free market
global warming
healthcare
health care
illegal immigrants
immigration
immigration law
Intelligent Design
Jewish tradition
Judaism
legislation
liberalism
liberal Jews
liberals
Medicare
morality
moral law
Newt 2012
Newt for GOP candidate
Newt Gingrich
Newt speech
Obamacare
OEC
political humor
Politics
pro-life
Religion
Science
scientific controversy
separation of church and state
socialism
State sovereignty
YEC
Why the ‘Occupy’ Crowd Should Be Thankful
Note to self: Need to come up with something Thanksgiving-themed to post before traveling for the holidays. Hmmm, what to write, what to write…? Ah, I know… “Everybody’s been too damn polite about this nonsense: …’Occupy’ is nothing but a pack of louts, thieves, and rapists, an unruly mob, fed by Woodstock-era nostalgia and putrid [...]
Why Capitalism Is the Best Thing Goin’
We hear a lot these days — even before all the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ nonsense — about the evils of capitalism. They say it is inherently corrupt, immoral, selfish, unfair, and brutal. It’s based on pure greed and exploitation. I say, “Baloney!” People are by nature imperfect and selfish, some more than others, so anywhere [...]
How Jobs, Marriage, and Illegal Immigration Affect Poverty
Poverty is a terrible thing and, in many cases, avoidable and unnecessary. Especially in the United States. What puts & keeps people in poverty? Without going into a huge discussion, I think the causes can be grouped into two, broad categories: environmental circumstances and personal choices. (By “environmental”, I do not mean ecological; rather, I’m [...]
Is “The Man” Keepin’ You Down?
Who is “The Man,” anyway? I don’t know if the term is really used that much, anymore. But, my understanding was that it usually referred to groups & individuals of authority — those in power and influence. It could be the government, some big corporation, “the Law” (i.e., cops, courts, the legal system in general). [...]
Free Markets vs Government Intervention: A Freedomnomical Epilogue
Consider this a “bookend” post, following up on some of the sentiments from my series on Jews and Liberalism — particularly the “Jewish Freedom and the Free Market” post of the other day. It comes primarily from the final ‘Parting Thoughts’ chapter of economist John R. Lott, Jr.’s book Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works [...]
Jewish Freedom and the Free Market
This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series Jews and LiberalismIn today’s excerpt from Why Jews Should NOT Be Liberals (2001, rev. 2006), Larry Sternberg returns to the issue of free market capitalism, its benefits, and what part a good Jew should play in the system…. Most observers of American politics would agree [...]
Why Are American Jews Liberal?
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series Jews and LiberalismToday, I would like to return to Larry F. Sternberg’s wonderful book Why Jews Should NOT Be Liberals (2001, rev. 2006). In fact, perhaps I should have made this the first post re the book, since it is where Sternberg lays out a [...]
Hoo-ray for Chile! (Obama/Pelosi/Reid, Please Take Note)
Outside of South America, I would be willing to bet that most people think of Chile as just another developing, “third-world” country with a handful of (relatively) wealthy people lording it over the peons. And, a few years ago, that would have been a fairly accurate description. Inflation was skyrocketing, the people were dirt poor [...]
Subscribe Me!
Recommended Reading
