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HELPING OTHERS

HELPING OTHERS

by Thomas Krannawitter | Aug 11, 2016 | Government, History, Philosophy, Speaking Easy | 1 comment

Americans have always offered help to each other. Older forms of help were done out of love and incentivized productive not destructive behaviors. Newer forms of help have arguably caused far more problems than they’ve solved, benefitting those in government more than anyone else.

Least Dangerous Branch? Hardly

Least Dangerous Branch? Hardly

by Thomas Krannawitter | Aug 9, 2016 | Government, History, Philosophy, Speaking Easy

Many pundits refer to the Supreme Court as the “least dangerous” branch of government. But few know the real meaning of the line they like to quote.

CLARIFYING THE COMPLEXITIES OF “FREE”

CLARIFYING THE COMPLEXITIES OF “FREE”

by Thomas Krannawitter | Jul 26, 2016 | Education, Government, History, Philosophy, Speaking Easy

What does it mean to say something is “free?” Here are the most important meanings of this frequently used and often confused term.

THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE DAY

THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE DAY

by Thomas Krannawitter | Jul 2, 2016 | Education, Government, History, Philosophy, Speaking Easy | 1 comment

The spirit if Independence Day seems to be missing in modern America. The very spark that lit the fuse of the American Revolution is in danger of being extinguished in the name of public safety and bureaucratic control.

WHAT OUGHT BECOME OF THE CLIMATE?

WHAT OUGHT BECOME OF THE CLIMATE?

by Thomas Krannawitter | Jun 30, 2016 | Education, Government, History, Philosophy, Speaking Easy

If the climate as IS is different from how it OUGHT to be, then what OUGHT the climate be? And why? And how can increased government power achieve that goal?

FREEDOM DOESN’T REQUIRE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

FREEDOM DOESN’T REQUIRE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

by Thomas Krannawitter | Jun 19, 2016 | Government, History, Philosophy, Speaking Easy

Dr. Wednesday Martin mocks the 2nd Amendment by asserting that Americans have a constitutional right to a musket made in the last quarter of the 18th century. Dr. Thomas Krannawitter responds that freedom doesn’t require constitutional rights.

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