Tag Archives: Thomas Jefferson

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

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

On Foreign Policy, American Founders vs. Ron Paul

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Jim

It has been asserted that Ron Paul’s foreign policy is consistent with that of our Founders. Let me list some of the actual foreign policies of the early American government so that supporters of Paul can reconsider whether he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy | Tagged Andrew Jackson, Barbary pirates, C. Bradley Thomspson, colonization, democratic, Democratic-Republican party, Douglas Southall Freeman, Dumas Malone, Florida, Founding Fathers, France, freed slaves, George Washington, Harry Ammon, Indian, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincey Adams, Liberia, Libertarian, Lousiana, Marines, Mississippi, Monroe doctorine, Napoleon, Neopleonic wars, pirates, Ralph Ketcham, Republican, Ron Paul, Samuel Flagg Bemis, Seminoles, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, Tripoli, United Kingdom, War of 1812 | 4 Comments

Open Letter to Gary Johnson

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Jim

Personally, I prefer to write about political policy over campaign tactics; however, this video and script offers a few interesting points related to Selfish Citizenship: (1) history as facts from reality to use as a guide, (2) understanding that success/improvement … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, President | Tagged Albert Gallatin, Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, C-SPAN, civil society, Congress, deficit hawk, drinking age, election, Freedom Party, Gary Johnson, history, James Carville, James Garfield, Libertarian, President, Reform movement, Republican, Ross Perot, spoils system, Tea Party, The Contenders, Thomas Jefferson, tyranny | 9 Comments

Independence Day Roundup

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Jim

Below are some quotes, links, and videos related to Independence Day, which we can continue to celebrate through the weekend and every day. In words that resonate today, General George Washington‘s wrote on 7/2/1776, excerpted from general orders (HT: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Holiday, Quotes | Tagged Andrew Lewis, Ari Armstrong, Edward Cline, George Washington, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, Independence, Independence Day, Jack Frake, Leonard Peikoff, Michael Berliner, Michael J Hurd, Patrick Henry, Pragmatism, Principles, Ron Pisatruo, Soomo Publishing, Sparrowhawk, Thomas Jefferson, Van Damme Academy | Leave a comment

Our Declaration of Independence

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Jim

On this Independence Day, consider the virtue of independence in your own personal life. Great American, and Russia-born, author Ayn Rand expressed the essence of independence at such a personal level, when she wrote in For the New Intellectual: “Independence … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes | Tagged Ayn Rand, Benicio del Toro, Declaration of Independence, Edward Norton, Graham Greene, Independence, Individual Rights, Kathy Bates, Kevin Spacey, Mel Gibson, Michael Douglas, Ming-Na, Renee Zellweger, Thomas Jefferson, United States, Virtue, Whoopi Goldberg, Winona Ryder | Leave a comment