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Liberal Consciousness
Americans most commonly think of liberalism in a political context, but liberal principles have a much larger and wider application. Liberal principles reflect a worldview that emanates from the very roots of modern consciousness, and affect our basic assumptions about religion and economics, as well as politics. The liberal worldview springs from ( Read more... ) -
Judge Bork and the End of Democracy
Okay, so I have given up on Maurice Dobb for now. The book was a bit tedious, and written in that scholarly, British, 1940s style language which became annoying.
In its place, I am looking at The End of Democracy? The Judicial Usurpation of Politics, for a fascinating perspective on right wing legal theory and criticism of the Supreme Court. ( Read more... ) -
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Today’s blog writing time went into an article on Liberal Consciousness. I published it through OpEdNews.com, and on my own website at http://www.calltoliberty.org/guest-articles. Check it out and comment either here or there. -
New Focus on Free and Fair Elections Amendment
I returned from a long weekend of R&R and contemplating life as an author. One thing about being an author: It always seems like everything else in life is more important than the work of authoring! And yet, nothing is actually more important.
Realizing this new perspective, I have put my authoring work front and center coming into the autumn, ( Read more... ) -
Radio Announcement: Free and Fair Elections Amendment Discussion
My local radio appearance on Air America AM 950 went well. Progressives are pretty receptive to my message. The theme was not Call to Liberty and bridging the divide, but rather the Free and Fair Elections Amendment, which I proposed in my book. I announced on air that we will be starting a discussion on our forums about the wording of the ( Read more... ) -
Role of Money in Capitalism
Sometimes when the news is really pertinent to the strength of democracy, I have to comment on it. So, if yesterday’ entry seemed a little different, please forgive me.
I am still reading Dobb on capitalism. Although I have quibbled a bit with his narrow definition of feudalism, there is no doubt that he sees the same issues. Interestingly, he ( Read more... ) -
Gonzo Gone: A Good Day for Democracy
The architect of arbitrary rule is gone. All freedom-loving Americans should be pleased, no matter what party or persuasion you are from. Starting in Texas, going to the Oval Office, and then to Attorney General, Alberto Gonzalez repeatedly and consistently advised George W. Bush toward actions that would concentrate executive power and undermine ( Read more... ) -
Capitalism
One feature in the historical development of liberal society is how it developed along the lines of politics, religion, and economics more or less simultaneously. I was reading the first chapter of the 1940s book Studies in the Development of Capitalism by Maurice Dobb yesterday, in which he struggles with the definition of capitalism. The economic ( Read more... ) -
Introdusing myself
Hey there. New to Live Journal, but it comes highly recommended by some other writers I know ( Read more... )