The Political Inquirer

To take a subject from a discussion I was reading, I want to bring up the Pledge of Allegiance:
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.“
The pledge I recited my whole life [...]

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I just finished reading the Newsweek article that was touted everywhere as something special: “The Post-American World“. It is a good article that really shows how capitalism has advanced in other countries while we in the United States have been holding ourselves back–now other countries are beginning to catch up. Not all, but many, and [...]

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The List Universe has a new list: the top ten myths about the Romans. We sometimes mention the Romans in our discussions on history at the Inquirer, so I thought this might be appropriate and interesting to some:
(Click here for the full list)
7. ) Romans Spoke Latin
While it is true that the Romans did speak [...]

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Ron Paul’s book, The Revolution: A Manifesto is officially out today. Pick up a copy if you’re interested in seeing the reasoning behind his (and my) belief in peace, prosperity, capitalism, and small government.

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People have got to get over their crush on Obama.
Obama is still in this; and the Wright fiasco gives him a chance to remove this cloud and address it again. He has the most votes, the most states, the most money, the most new voters and the most delegates and the most Senators on his [...]

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This time of year is usually “down-time” for politics. Things get boring as people prepare for the ‘good news’ that starts during May and June. Right now is a really bad time, and I’ve gotten tired of it. The Hillary-Barack race has gone on far too long, leading to hatred on both sides. Republicans are [...]

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Attributed to John Adams in the HBO miniseries:
Well, posterity, you will never know what it cost us to preserve your freedom. I only hope that you will make a good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in heaven that I ever took half the pains to preserve it.

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(Part 1) (Part 2) (Parts 3 and 4) (Parts 5 and 6) (Part 7)
I finished watching the last episode of the John Adams miniseries by HBO. It was another moving episode, definitely one of the the best. It obviously follows the end of the life of Adams, his wife, his daughter and many of his [...]

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Has anyone noticed that since we brought in political parties during the 1800s no one has stood above the fray? We constantly get lesser and lesser candidates.
There was no party vote for Washington, Adams, or Jefferson. They really weren’t even elected by the people–the delegates people elected on the state level went and debated and [...]

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Murray Rothbard’s essay “On Resisting Evil” is one of the most inspirational pieces I have ever read. I’m reposting it here for everyone to read:
How can anyone, finding himself surrounded by a rising tide of evil, [...]

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“You say you want a Revolution?
We’d all love to change the world.”
[...]

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The Federal Reserve is a socialist institution, bent on trying to perfect management of a private economy. We have to note that there is a difference in a private and free economy to understand this, though. The private economy is where there is private property in name, but is subject to the control of government. [...]

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