Yes, absolutely. It is indisputable that Reformed Christianity does not hold the levers of power in any Western country. Christians of some stripe pop up in many governments; Catholics sit on the US Supreme Court, though unfortunately not, so far
Necessity is the word of tyrants. Expediency is foundational to our current administrative state, wherein one body writes the laws, executes the laws, alters the laws case-by-case, and judges the laws, with minimal interference by representative government or the judiciary.
Originally Published Here on Truthwire The history of HB1823 is just a little bit more complicated than first glance indicates- because HB1823 is very clearly derived from the recently withdrawn (before any consideration) HB1700. They share sponsors; they share language;
Last week’s introduction to this 4-part series1 focused on Iserbyt’s main thesis: the morphing of the American education system, particularly its governmental elements, into a Behaviorist, input-output system designed to produce people that react rather than think. Today, we’ll go
Martin, Warhammer, Tolkien: The Relationship of Morality With Power Morality’s relationship to power is a classic problem (one I brush up against in my novel). Is righteousness doomed? Does might make right? Is morality a silly pretense in a world of
The description given by an Anglo-Saxon poem holds true today. My second favorite poem in all the world is The Wanderer, an Old English work narrating the contemplations of a man deprived of his place in the world, sent forth an
Sometimes a book recommendation sits un-followed for months before you get to it. Sometimes, five minutes after registering it, you find out that the PDF is offered by the author’s website, for free (which is good, because the print version
I have no great respect for Kant. In his most benevolent role, this famous philosopher features as the pun-pair with ‘can’t’ in highbrow dad jokes that aren’t funny out of context. In his more famous position, Immanuel Kant stands among
Does determinism eliminate the possibility of rational thought? On a short and fanciful foray into the world of quantum physics, I encountered the (rather philosophical) assertion that determinism makes rational thought impossible. This assertion I, as proximate to a determinist
What is free will? The words ‘Free will’ can start a firefight. As with most ideas of great controversy, it has nearly as many definitions as its controversy has contenders. Calvinists have one definition, Arminians another, other Calvinists a third,