Broken Not Crushed

Liberalism Defined In One Sentence

xn — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:22:27 +0000

One sentence clearly spells out where liberalism - including the "Religious Left" - begins to stray off course…What matters most is having a heart, and only those who support creating and sustaining dependency have one.

Entitlement, Defined

xn — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:40:28 +0000

The very essence of an entitlement is a claim by those who lack a value against those who have earned it.

Why I’m A South Park Fan Today

xn — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:57:05 +0000

The media loves stories of courage. Kudos to Matt Parker and Trey Stone for living it. The media loves stories of courageous journalists. Shame on Comedy Central and Jon Stewart for NOT living it.

Apple and Economic Ignorance

xn — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:17:32 +0000

When a US American can't distinguish between a private company and the US government, bound by the Constitution, we are in trouble. BIG trouble.

AT&T Shows Markets Work; Feds Still Don’t Get It

xn — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:00:09 +0000

Once again, competition proves a benefit to consumers, while the Federal government howls about “fixing” a “problem” that’s none of its business. Exhibit #1: The author of this AP story about the advertising wars between AT&T and Verizon inadvertently praised free markets: The ad war even prompted lawsuits, although the two agreed late last year [...]

Principles at work re: mountaintop removal (Response from ESA)

xn — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:17:33 +0000

Rusty at Evangelicals for Social Action was gracious enough to respond to me and to print my letter in their publication. Here is his response: Hi Christian, It was very good of you to write, and to cause me to rethink the way I wrote that article. I did find myself allied more with the poor [...]

I WANT to support the “Christian Left”. Really. But…

xn — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:07:00 +0000

the dutiful Wheaton-trained philosopher in me just CAN’T get past the poor argumentation, the emotional appeals, and the lack of principled reasoning in their writing. Example? This article I just read from Evangelicals for Social Action (Ron Sider et al), about “mountaintop removal”. (Incidentally, this is the same issue that Brian McLaren used to kick [...]

Two things learned about freedom this morning

xn — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:01:27 +0000

So what did I learn this morning over my vanilla latte? 1. It is wrong for health insurance companies to raise premiums (or, as the AP describes it, “[under the President's plan] the government [can] deny or roll back egregious insurance premium increases that infuriated consumers.” Just the increases that infuriate customers, mind you. Not [...]

All You Need to Know About Economics in 250 Words

xn — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:00:23 +0000

All You Need to Know About Economics in 250 Words…

Reaction to JK Rowling’s Harvard Commencement Address

xn — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:54:22 +0000

Inspiring words on failure, poverty, imagination, empathy, action, & duty