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American Nationalism: Was Ozzy Right?

American Nationalism: Was Ozzy Right?

American Nationalism: Was Ozzy right? [i] The problem with “nationalism” is that it has the tendency to project itself beyond historic boundaries, both morally and politically.[ii] Indeed, the very thing the State insists it will protect the people from – danger – it ends up precipitating in an ironic quest for power and control.[iii] This is an old process used again and again throughout history. In ancient Greece a man named Plato wrote of this very tendency in his […]

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Why Did No One Care About the End of the Republic?

Why Did No One Care About the End of the Republic?

It is an ancient question that echoes throughout history only to land in the 21st century in the hearts and minds of a few Americans. As for the rest of our fellow citizens – they either do not care or are focused on large scale politics and “America First” nationalism that breathes threats to the perceived enemies of the realm, real or not. Or they are left-wingers dreaming the impossible dream one more time of

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Once Upon a Mind in America

Once Upon a Mind in America: Builders or Activists?

Once upon a time, education meant that children were taught to read,[i] write, and count so that they could function in the world of adults and provide a living for themselves, and their families along with being a benefit to society. It was nothing new! Whether one dealt with the age-old apprenticeship methods of education[ii] or the institutionalized method of education[iii] – it was understood that those who did the training and those who were

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Death Watch 101: A Class in America's Destruction

Death Watch 101: A Class in America’s Destruction

The measure of a healthy society is the number of children that society has and how well they do as adults. Yet, if our children as young adults do not want to work, take responsibility, plan for the future and stay sober – we are a dying society. Add to that the inability to admit the biological obvious and determine what bathroom to use[i] and their willingness to experiment with hyper destructive drugs – what

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Gatekeepers & Cultural Stewards

Gatekeepers & Cultural Stewards

For those who are in tune with the what and the why of their local culture (or, better yet, community), one does not have to be an elitist gatekeeper at a news station or university or think tank to want some ideas kept out of the mix. Why? Because culture is “the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought characteristic of a community or

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