Category Archives: President

Top 10 Books for Selfish Citizens, 3rd Quarter 2012

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Jim

The following are the top 10 books for July – September 2012 as identified by the readers of Selfish Citizenship. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else by … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Greek Lawgivers, History, President | Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, George Washington, Hernando de Soto, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Lewis, Leonard Peikoff | Leave a comment

Obama Opposes Civil Rights

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Jim

Toonophobia by Cox & Forkum In cases of an irrational fear of blasphemous line drawings, the prescription is Black and White World Vol. II, Vol. III, and Vol. IV Contrary to the media narrative of President Obama being an enlightened … Continue reading →

Posted in President, The Courts | Tagged Barack Obama, civil rights, Cox and Forkum, due process of law, equal protection of the law, Islam, Mohammad, Muhammad, Muslims | Leave a comment

Federal Drinking Age Breeds Contempt for Law

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Jim

Michelle Minton (Competitive Enterprise Institute) has a piece advocating rolling back the drinking age. She observes: Statistics aside, the drinking age in the U.S. is difficult to enforce and discriminatory toward adults between 18 and 21 years old. The current … Continue reading →

Posted in President | Tagged alcohol, Barack Obama, beer, drinking age, drunk driving, liquor, MADD, Michelle Minton, SADD, underage drinking | Leave a comment

The Last Goode Democrat

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Jim

As a junior in High School, I thought that it was dishonest that my government teacher in public school failed to disclose her political affiliation; she was a Democrat, but was never honest enough to tell us students…but we knew. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election | Tagged abortion, Aristotle, Bill Clinton, Chuck Robb, Constitutional Party, Democratic Party, Doug Wilder, Oedipus Rex, Ted Kennedy, Thomas Jefferson, Virgil Goode | 5 Comments

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