Author Archives: Jim

In Praise of Child Labor and Condemning Forbidding Federal Laws

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jim

One of the common repeated condemnations of the Industrial Revolution, and therefore capitalism, is child labor. A correct and frequent reply to such a spurious charge is that before the Industrial Revolution children worked ALWAYS, because the alternative was starving … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged child labor, minimum wage, public schools | 3 Comments

Question #7: Should we modify the Bill of Rights by repealing the 2nd Amendment?

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Jim

In a YouTube video and blog post, Naomi Chambers answers affirmatively her rhetorical question, “Should we repeal the 2nd amendment?” This post will do two things: (1) chew her analysis, and (2) provide the negative argument to her question. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged 2nd Amendment, federal gun control, gun control legislation, James Madison, James Monroe, John Dewey, justice stephen breyer, Pragmatism, Prohibition, Tara Smith, Thomas Jefferson, virginia declaration of rights | 1 Comment

Top 10 Books for Selfish Citizens, 1st Quarter 2013

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Jim

The following are the top 10 books for January – March 2013 as identified by the readers of Selfish Citizenship. The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy’s Only Hope by John A. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, President | Tagged Andrew Jackson, Aristotle, Benjamin Franklin, Cox and Forkum, Douglas MacArthur, financial crisis, Harry Truman, John Allison, neoconservative, Thomas Jefferson, William Manchester | Leave a comment

Chewing an Echo of What Passes for Thought on ObamaCare

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Jim

The other day I posted a link to Reddit to iOpposeObamaCare with its announcement for an activism opportunity on Saturday, March 22, 2013…the third anniversary of the corrupt ObamaCare law. In comments, the following was posted, and I thought its … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Barack Obama, health care, honesty, Independence, justice, ObamaCare, Virtue | 5 Comments

Fire God, A Stimulus Plan for the Faithful

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Jim

I found a previously unpublished video script from four years ago. It includes actionable ideas that remain valid today. In particular, this is a response to those who attempt to corrupt politics with religion. As some of you might have … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Christians, epistemology, ethics, freedom, God, Jews, justice, metaphysics, Muslims, reality, Reason, religion, satire, separation of religion and politics | Leave a comment