A representative government, however it starts, naturally expands. This is because the elected official's position is dependent on the majority of people voting for him. Therefore, he (or more often his party) is incentivized to offer them anything he can. If they have problems, he'll offer to solve them and try to make them as … Continue reading Thought of the Day: Subsidiarity and Democracy
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Thought of the Day: Contraceptive Charity
A...certain company I am familiar with strikes me as one of the more absurd examples of spending a lot of money on really useless junk. For instance, a couple weeks back they brought in football star Tom Brady to give a half-hour interview / pep-talk. All told, booking him must have cost the company a … Continue reading Thought of the Day: Contraceptive Charity
Thought of the Day: The Addams Family
I’ve started watching episodes of The Addams Family (the original series, naturally), and it seems to me that (ironically enough) this is probably one of the more traditionalist-minded sitcoms of all time. Peek under the kookiness and ookiness and what you have is a close-knit, loyal clan of aristocrats with a strong sense of tradition … Continue reading Thought of the Day: The Addams Family
Thought of the Day: Spring Cleaning
It seems that, traditionally, the three days between Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday are devoted to thoroughly cleaning the house in preparation for Easter. By coincidence, I actually spent most of the weekend cleaning up, including organizing my old paper files. As usual when I look back over the last few years of my life, … Continue reading Thought of the Day: Spring Cleaning
Thought of the Day: IQ
Of course, the real IQ test is "Do you think intelligence is the sort of thing that can be adequately expressed with numbers?"
Thought of the Day: Power
We keep giving our rulers more power so that they can prevent anyone from having too much power.
Thought of the Day: Tom Cruise
Has anyone checked Tom Cruise's attic for the portrait of an old man, wizened and corrupted beyond all recognition? No reason. Just curious.
Thought of the Day: Significant Other
I don't really like the term 'significant other'. It seems to me a problem that the same phrase can refer equally well to the love of your life or the alien that lives inside your head.
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My reaction when public schools claim to teach kids to think for themselves:"Admirable. I recommend you start by asking their views on the phrase 'Nemo dat quod non habet'."
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The fact that we cannot trust our current rulers - whether government, media, corporate, or Church - is itself one of the things that must be taken into account by any solution to the current situation.
Serpent's Den 