Maureen Dowd: “White Man’s Last Stand”?

July 17, 2009

On Tuesday, July 14, Maureen Dowd posted a rambling piece of hate speech posing as an Op-Ed in the New York Times titled “White Man’s Last Stand.” Not much of a surprise, but I do wonder why this woman holds such a deep revulsion for white men, particularly when she is the product of a […]

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The Dangers of Progressivism

July 15, 2009

This post is the last in a three-part series tracing the roots of the progressive movement.  In Part 1, The Damaging Effects of Philosophical Pragmatism, I discussed the philosophical underpinnings of progressivism. In Part 2, Progressivism, Obama, and You, I fleshed out progressivism as a system of thought and its progression during various presidencies leading […]

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Obama and Czar-mania: The Change We’ve Been Waiting For?

July 14, 2009

As of this writing, President Obama’s czar count has reached the tidy sum of 34 (not to be outdone by the first lady, who has 20 servants assistants, but that’s another story). Czars are public officials that are unelected yet have sweeping powers the same as Congress, with no accountability to Congress or a Cabinet […]

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Progressivism, Obama, and You

July 5, 2009

This is the second installment in a series on political philosophy and its practical implications in America. In the first installment, I discussed the damaging effects of philosophical pragmatism, which may appear to be an “ivory tower” topic, but as I will show in this post, directly affects you in the arena of your government. […]

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The Damaging Effects of Philosophical Pragmatism

June 27, 2009

This blog begins a series of philosophical posts examining current day social thought in America, and its historical underpinnings. We are all products not only of the current age, but of the ages that precede us in history. While philosophical pragmatism may sound like an ivory tower term dreamed up by philosophers with too much […]

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Can Government Provide a Healthcare Solution?

June 20, 2009

My plan was to begin a new series on philosophical pragmatism and its damaging effects on society, but I will delay that topic until my next post so I can talk a little about “government solutions,” which, in my view, is more of an oxymoronic exception than it is an actual truth. In a number […]

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Solutions for Social Justice – Part 3

June 5, 2009

In the final installment of this series, I want to first outline a key point about capitalism that we all inherently know, but it is worth repeating: capitalism as an economic system is not perfect. Now that I have that off my chest, I believe we all need to realize, if we haven’t already, that […]

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“Equality”: Its Use and Misuse

June 1, 2009

I’m introducing an interim topic while I continue my research on solutions for social justice, and am happy to be out of school for summer for the first time in three years. After perusing reader contributions to the commentary section on gay marriage in this past Sunday’s Orange County Register, I felt I should respond […]

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Solutions for Social Justice – Part 2

May 23, 2009

Since my post several weeks ago titled “Solutions” for Social Justice?, I have been delving deep into books, blogs, and articles that speak to capitalism and its relationship to human action. Specifically, my concern was how the poor are affected by capitalism and if it is indeed the best economic model for the poor, the […]

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Miss USA and Theological Cherry-picking

April 26, 2009

I apologize for being so rudely interrupted in my series on social justice solutions, but I couldn’t resist this post, and will pick my other more important topic back up soon. I won’t go much into the controversy over Carrie Prejean’s unfortunate question and response at the recent Miss USA pageant, as that is well […]

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