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Slavery, Civil War and The State

Perhaps – I want the old days back again and they’ll never come back, and I am haunted by the memory of them and of the world falling about my ears.   There was a land of Cavaliers and Cotton Fields called the Old South… Here in this pretty world Gallantry took its last bow… Here [...]

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The Death of Civilization

As the long, slow death of economies and countries plays out there will be many twists and turns. Cyprus was a shock to those who didn’t believe that the sanctity of private property and the rule of law could so easily and brutally be cast aside. It should not have been. History is replete with [...]

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Disappointment and Disheartenment Over The Election — Guest Post

Tom Lester provides the following guest post: Several months ago I predicted Romney would win the presidential race with 55% of the popular vote.  I anticipated that people who had voted for Obama in 2008 would come to their senses and analyze Obama’s lack of a record and intransigent ideology and correct their previous error [...]

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Common Sense Video — War is Already Underway According to Gerald Celente

Gerald Celente is politically incorrect. He doesn’t speak like an Ivy League graduate, although behind the rough exterior is an unusually high level of intelligence and insight. He does not abide by conventional thinking, which means he has not bought into the nonsensical propaganda that most people have. He is easily described as a “loose [...]

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“It Knows How to Campaign, But is Completely Incompetent at Governing”

The titled quote was appropriately directed at the Obama Administration, yet it is a general problem for Democrats. Over the last eight decades Democrats acquired a voting bloc by targeting disparate groups for favored treatment. Their focus over this acquisition phase gradually shifted from that of governing to winning elections. Today they have a motley collection [...]

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