Demagogues The first two parts of this series presented counterarguments to the justifications for the administrative state and decried how blind dependence upon experts erodes self-confidence within society. This is […]
Category: Language
One Government; One Party
Totalitarian states all have one thing in common—a single political party rules. Whether these states are labeled fascist, national socialist (really the same thing as fascist), socialist, or communist, one […]
Grudge Justice
Since men and women have interacted with others, the individuals involved in the interaction have had to evaluate the “fairness” of the interaction. This is the root of the most […]
Liberty and Freedom
In Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism, Ronald J. Pestritto makes an observation that is perhaps the most important abuse of the English language that Americans should know. In […]
Representative or Leader?
Another insidious use of terms concerns our relationship with elected officials. In a representative republic, the representatives work for the sovereign. That sovereign is the people. As such, it is […]
Republic and Democracy are not synonyms
Perhaps the most damaging abuse of the English language over the last century has been the erasure of the difference between a republic and a democracy. Both are built upon […]
The Nature of Communism, Part 2
Aesopian Language Originating from social issues during the industrial revolution, Marxism views any society it does not control as its enemy. It manifests itself with a form of asymmetric warfare. […]
The Nature of Communism, Part 3
Modern Aesopian Language Part 2 of this series introduced the Communists’ Aesopian Language. Like all languages, it has “moved” – slightly. “Progressive” still describes anything that advances socialism, and “liberation” […]
The “Silenced” Majority
Since November of 1969, when President Richard Nixon first used the term, “silent majority” has been a part of the American vernacular. Like the terms “democracy” and “freedom,” we use […]
Political Correctness is Progressive Tyranny
My USAFA classmate and fighter pilot, Jim Silver, deserves all the credit for this point. When we cave into even letting progressives use the term political correctness, we lose. It […]
