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Philosophy

Standing on Shoulders

We live in a modern civilization.  Organized.  Structured.  Peaceful.  Productive.  There is very little want.  We should all be so lucky to be alive in this epoch. Civilization wasn’t built in a day.  It’s taken thousands, if not millions of years, for humanity to reach today’s precipice. We can easily take this for granted.  Feel […]

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Economics

Bureaucratic Overreach and Minimum Wage Laws

A free society respects the individual.  A free society allows for a frictionless exchange of products, services and labor. Laws are designed to be universal and add clarity and boundries in the interaction of sovereign individuals. Wages are paid to those who provide their time and services.  Labor and time is paid in exchange for […]

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Philosophy

What Makes a Great Nation

A nation is great, when its citizens are free to be their best.  A nation is great when it frees its people to think freely, move freely, speak freely, and live freely. The pillars of a great nation require restraint.   The foundations of a great nation is trust.   Trust amongst the citizenry, its leaders, communities, […]