"Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him" —Thomas Aquinas. According to their website, part of the Justice Department's mission is to "seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior." In my view, the idea that people who consciously do wrong … Continue reading Justice and Determinism
Si vis pacem, para bellum—if you want peace, prepare for war. In the midst of a new cold war, these ancient words ring as true as ever. Despite the fall of the Soviet Union and the subsequent embrace of democracy throughout many parts of the world, totalitarianism persists to this day, and is stronger than … Continue reading An Essay: Reactivating the Truman Doctrine
The Wuhan Virus, jokingly referred to as the Kung-Flu, is a highly contagious pathogen which causes a whole host of unpleasantries ranging from severe respiratory illness to kidney failure. The virus is thought to have originated in a fresh-air sea market in the city of Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province. This article will … Continue reading My Thoughts On The Wuhan Virus
"My name is Fanya Kaplan. Today I shot at Lenin. I did it on my own. I will not say whom I obtained my revolver. I will give no details. I had resolved to kill Lenin long ago. I consider him a traitor to the Revolution. I was exiled to Akatui for participating in an … Continue reading An Essay: Today I shot at Lenin
Why We Can All Have Big Lawns and Pools One of the many misconceptions among environmentalists is that clean drinking water is increasingly scarce, and that we will run out of it soon if we do not drastically change our ways. There is merit to this argument, but it fails to consider the age we … Continue reading Freshwater Doesn’t Need to Be Scarce
On July 27th, 1972, a true knight of the skies first took flight. Over 40 years later and the F-15 Eagle is still in service and this year the Air Force is putting in an order for a brand new variant known as the F-15X. As if unshakable air dominance wasn't already enough... however they … Continue reading The F-15X Spells Air Supremacy
Why We Need to Cut the Deficit and National Debt The federal budget almost always has a deficit, and has had one for 45 of the last 50 years. In those 50 years, Bill Clinton and Lyndon Johnson were the only presidents who presided over budget surpluses. Generally, this has not been an issue because … Continue reading Some Real Debt Talk
