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On Independence Day, Read the Declaration & Also Reflect on Its Place and Importance in Our System
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver. – Proverbs 25:11 — The New King James Version (NKJV) Abraham Lincoln reflected on our American foundations and beautifully referenced Proverbs 25.11 in his meditation: [The prosperity of the United States] is not the result of accident. It has a philosophic cause. Without…
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Joe Biden Now Supports Exceptions to the Filibuster to “Codify Roe v. Wade into Law” – Democrat Meddling With the Filibuster to Get What They Want is How it Became Abused as it is Today
On June 30, 2022 Biden said he now supports changing the Senate filibuster rules to help push through Democrat priorities, including “abortion rights.” “I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade into law and the way to do that is to make sure Congress votes to do that,” he said. “And if the filibuster gets in…
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Of Doves & Serpents – The West’s Foreign Policy Moral Shortcomings in Ukraine & Beyond
The artist that created this image no doubt meant it to be a rebuke of Putin’s recent actions in Ukraine. But I see it as an unintended ironic representation of our (the West’s) moral and strategic shortcomings in east/west relations since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Immanuel Kant, referencing Matthew 10:16 in his seminal…
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When Intellectuals Weaponize False Virtue – Demonizing Dissent in Support of Official Narratives During the COVID Hysteria
The COVID hysteria has mostly come and gone, but the flawed thinking that enabled it is alive and well in the minds and motives of those that implemented and supported the rights-infringing coercive policies that dominated the era. People concerned with preserving freedom and opposing government overreach must identify the flaws in such thinking and…
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Why Address Their Arguments When You Can Just Assume They Are Ignorant Bigots?
Take a look at this meme that has been circulating on social media within certain political circles. While it is “just a meme,” it is indicative of the larger attitude towards some “sides” within the relevant debate. By implication, it is suggesting there are people opposed to, or uncomfortable with, learning about the history of…
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Upon Roe’s Demise, Michigan Abortion Advocates Promote “Right to Reproductive Freedom” Constitutional Amendment Ballot Initiative – How Pro-Life Advocates Can Respond
An organization called Reproductive Freedom for All is leading the campaign in support of the “Right to Reproductive Freedom Ballot Initiative,” hoping to put the proposed amendment to the Michigan Constitution in front of voters on the November 2022 ballot. Supporting organizations include the ACLU of Michigan, Michigan Voices, and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan.…
Brass Tacks Politics
Getting right down to it.
Brass Tacks Politics 