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It might indeed be said that the main difference between the order of society at which classical liberalism aimed and the sort of society into which it is now being transformed is that the former was governed by principles of just individual conduct while the new society is to satisfy the demands for ‘social justice’
Courtesy of Dan Richard (the man about the Remonstrance – which is STILL working its way through the court system). He did some digging and research and from 1933, the time of the Great Depression and FDR’s attempt to “prime the US Economy pump” (in which people actually DID have to prime their hand-driven mechanical parts, especially in rural areas) and came up with this (emphasis mine):
Well, it IS almost that time of the year – one of the biggest commercial “holidays” of the year – Halloween.
But speaking of trying to integrate the celebration with the hottest call and answer in many football stadium – and in Europe of all places; I present:
You may have the bill, Senator, but I’ve got the lawsuit. Actually met Senator Cotton at the Hillsborough County Republican Committee Machinegun Shoot back in July (above, video here). And a tipster alerted me to fact that he was putting in such a bill so I called his DC office. His receptionist, Austin, was kind … Read more
I’ve got education on my mind, or rather, the education that isn’t because it seems that a lot of School Board members (who used to be Elected Representatives that were accountable to voters have turned into, in many cases, Edu-Despots).
School Board members generally hate Parents and voters and besides SAU16 in Exeter where Superintendent David Ryan has captured the Board members there, the Merrimack Valley School District School Board ranks high (perhaps Londonderry and Hanover are ahead but there is certainly lots of competition for this dubious title here in NH).
Yep, today is the day that I am eligible, after decades of paying for it, for Medicaid (I took early Social Security when my job was off-shored).
For a country that killed an entire generation in the womb but tells Adults to wear a mask or get vaccinated to “save lives” , your words are a joke and embarrassment.
As a refresher, the first clip below is the two gentlemen at the meeting held by the Loudon NH State Reps to diagnose the root problem we are seeing all over the nation – that parents and voters go unheard.
You are paid to work and not do the “Tyranny of the Micro-Minority” faux outrage with me! Is it just me or are others of you getting really sick of these people demanding you pay attention to THEM all the time? Just shut up and do your jobs – you know, like the rest of us have to.
There’s a good reason why the study of Economics is oft called the “science of scarcity” – resources are limited, and we don’t live in a Star Trek universe where a replicator can just create anything we want at any time (by working the energy to create mass (objects)).
Monday, I was (pretty much ) gone all day after 11:30 am and have been trying to play catch up ever since. My LAST meeting was at the Loudon (NH) Fire Station.
Once capitalism is seen as a profit-and-loss system, with everyone at the mercy of the sovereign consumer’s whims as he balances one marginal desire against another, the incidence of anticapitalistic criticism must shift.
Definitions: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently reauthorized as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Bottom line: Yes, you can and Federal Law mandates that you can.
WWJD – What Would Jesus Do? What started off as a reminder on asking oneself about how to best live one’s life according to Biblical Principles often got turned around as a taunt of those that made fun of your faith, or worse, using your faith against you in the Culture / Political War we … Read more
To be sure, there are still teachers in Government schools that still value the old(er) fashioned teaching profession values – educating but not indoctrinating, polite and not strident, and pleasant and not mouthing off. Especially to her students about their parents!
I rarely used to go to School Board meetings. Budget season, sure (being on the Budget Committee) but generally only when there was a contentious issue raising its head.
To speak of any kind of “paternalism” justly smacks of “parentalism,” of treating others like children, and that brings us to the third problem, the cultivation of self-command.
Hi folks! And especially to some of our Commenters – apologies. It seems that DISQUS has been taking what *I* think are relatively benign comments and put them into “NEEDS MODERATION” or were labeled as “SPAM” for no good reason at all. I’m just shaking my head – I’ve not seen this before since switching … Read more
To develop one’s judgment properly, one first needs the freedom to make decisions for oneself, because judgment, like other skills, must be practiced to develop. But one must also be held responsible for one’s decisions, because it is through feedback – negative or positive, as the case may be – that one learns to correct, … Read more