https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/10/how_to_fix_the_debates.html This format would not facilitate the depth of debate as a Lincoln-Douglas style format would but would work well for television and contrasting positions.
Category: Deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed
The “debate” and modern journalism
There has never been a golden age of journalism and what happened last night was neither unprecedented or a low point. Neither has there ever been a time when the press only reported the facts, nor should there be. To report the news is to make an argument, not unlike lawyers make in a court…
Catholics vote for Democrats?
One of the great scandals of the Roman Catholic church in America has been its long affiliation with and support of the Democrat party. A couple of Bishops have ever so gently suggested that perhaps Catholics should actually take the Democrat party’s promotion of abortion seriously and maybe, perhaps, consider not voting for the party…
The Pandemic and Practical Wisdom
The dirty little secret of expertise—and of the modern era—is that we expect expertise to rescue us from our disagreements about the good life. We hope that an expanding economic pie (made possible by economic analysis), lengthening lifetimes (promoted by medical science), and expanding liberties will make tradeoffs unnecessary, or at least less urgent. Even…
Judicial Nominees Must Explicitly Acknowledge That Roe Was Wrongly Decided
I say again: I will vote for those nominees only, and for those nominees alone. And when I say “explicitly acknowledged,” I mean on the record, before their nomination. I do not want forecasts about future votes or future behavior, because frankly, I wouldn’t believe them. I don’t want promises of any sort. I want evidence that Supreme Court…
Yes, let’s re-imagine the police
As each of was endowed by our Creator with the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (as well as others), we were also created with the unalienable duty to govern them in accordance with the laws of Nature and Nature’s God. To this end, each of us has sole responsibility for…
I’d Rather Homeschool Than Put My Kids In A Coronavirus Prison School
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/13/id-rather-homeschool-than-put-my-kids-in-a-coronavirus-prison-school/ Moms, teachers, school officials, and anyone else worried about how these restrictions will psychologically affect our children: it’s time for us to find our voice. It’s time for us to start articulating what we all know to be true, that many of these restrictions are more about adults feeling like they’re doing something to…
On Critics and Bullies
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2020/06/on-critics-and-bullies.html?