Author Archives: Jim

Early Greek Lawgivers

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Jim

Yesterday, I started reading John David Lewis’ Early Greek Lawgivers, which is just 74 pages of awesomeness. The table of contents includes: Approaching Greek Laws and Lawgivers Early Greek Order, Justice and Law The Lawgivers and his Laws Minos and … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Greek Lawgivers, History | Tagged Athens, Early Greek Lawgivers, John David Lewis, Lycurgus, Minos of Crete, Rhadamanthus, Solon, Sparta | Leave a comment

Clint Eastwood at the RNC, the Media Didn’t Get It?

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Jim

I am surprised by the media reaction to Clint Eastwood’s speech at the RNC. Immediately afterwards, I noted the NBC talking heads who said that they did not get it. Since then, there have been a number of news reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, Political Discussions, Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Clint Eastwood, Jimmy Stewart, King Lear, media, Mitt Romney, mr smith goes to washington, MSM, Republican National Convention, RNC, Shakespeare | 3 Comments

Our Racist Public Schools

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Jim

While Democrats are quick on the trigger with fallacious rhetorical partisan charges of racism against critics of President Obama, their silence is deafening when it comes to actually racist government policies. Previously, I mentioned the Obama Administration filing a petition … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, President, Quotes | Tagged Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, Bob McDonnell, corruption, equal protection of the law, Fisher v. University of Texas, George W. Bush, public schools, racism, The Cartel | 1 Comment

6 Causes of India’s Mega-Blackout, Lessons for US

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Jim

At the end of July 2012, India experienced an electrical blackout that affected more than half of that country. This event raised serious concerns about India’s ability to sustain its economic growth. Given the rhetorical attacks against capitalism and selfishness … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics | Tagged blackout, economic regulation, electricity, German, India, Japan, M. Northrup Buechner, Objective Economics | 7 Comments

Republican Cheap Shot Biden’s ‘put y’all back in chains’ Comment, and Miss the Real Racist Obama Policy

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Jim

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Republicans, and their echoes, were all atwitter about Vice President Joe Biden telling a racially mixed audience at a rally that the Republican ticket wanted to ‘put y’all back in chains’. While the Republican charges that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, The Courts | Tagged affirmative action, Democratic Party, Fisher v. University of Texas, Gary Johnson, Joe Biden, Libertarian Party, Mitt Romney, racism, Republican, Supreme Court | 1 Comment