Political Philosophy

This page contains links to posts concerning how we think about political philosophy and how the political Left and the political Right conflict.

• The Political Spectrum   May 9, 2015
• Political Polarization   May 10, 2015
• The Burden of Government Regulations   May 13, 2015
• Cultural Conflict   May 18, 2015
• Looking for Converts –  In Either Direction   May 19, 2015
• Is Racism the Cause of Blacks’ Problems – Or Is Government?   May 20, 2015
• The Need for Dialogue   July 2, 2015
• Is Democracy the Best Government? Is It In Danger?   July 4, 2015
• Bernie Sanders and the Road to Serfdom   July 10, 2015
• Why Socialism Does Not Work   July 11, 2015
• Lessons of the “Great Recession” Not Learned   July 20, 2015
• Do Progressives Want a Police State?   July 23, 2015
• Progressives’ Basic Assumptions   July 25, 2015
• The Complexity of Reality   July 30, 2015
• The Proper Functions of Government  August 27, 2015
• Coming Apart and the Failure of Historical Memory   October 4, 2015
• Progressives’ Views of Conservatives (1)   October 18, 2015
• Progressives’ Views of Conservatives (2)   October 19, 2015
• Progressives’ Disrespect for the US Constitution   December 18, 2015
• The Limits to Free Speech   December 20, 2015
• Are Americans Really Moving to the Left?   December 24, 2015
• The Growing Backlash Against the Left   December 26, 2015
• Central Planning for Chaotic Social Systems   December 30, 2015
• How to Solve Problems in Chaotic Social Systems   December 31, 2015
• Cutting Government Expenditures   January 3, 2016
• The Hard Work: Cutting Entitlements   January 4, 2016
• What Do Young Americans Believe?   January 10, 2016
• Compromise Between the Right and the Left   March 22, 2016
• The Anti-Freedom Bias of Progressives   April 23, 2016
• The Anguish of a Conservative Voter   May 9, 2016
• Progressives Are NOT Liberals   June 1, 2016
• Are You Unconvinced Democrats Are Growing More Authoritarian?   June 30, 2016
• How to Form Your Personal Ideology   September 28, 2016
• Is the U.S. Becoming a Banana Republic?   September 30, 2016
• Dirigisme No Longer Works. What Replaces It?   December 19, 2016
• How a Democracy Evolves Into Fascism   December 21, 2016
• The Dodd-Frank Act: A Giant Stride Along the Road to Serfdom   December 24, 2016
• The Basic Values Needed for Our Politics   January 27, 2017
• Why Would Anyone Be A Progressive?   March 7, 2017
• The Structure of Social Revolutions   January 17, 2018
• A New Paradigm for Democratic Government Coming?   January 20, 2018
• Western Elites Still Stunned By Populist Revolts   March 20, 2018
• Confirmation Bias: Who Is Most Guilty?   April 22, 2018
• Individual Rights Versus Collective Responsibilities   June 17, 2018
• Does Any People Deserve a Democracy?   June 22, 2018
• Polarization, Not Partisanship, Is Causing U.S. Political Dysfunction   September 28, 2018
• Balance of Social Justice with Human Freedom in the Social Contract   April 11, 2019
• Ideological Labels: Nationalism, Conservatism, Liberalism, Progressivism, Neoliberalism.  August 18, 2019
• Western Dirigiste Elites: The Creators of Western Political and Economic Dysfunction,   November 16, 2019
• Failures in Progressive Thinking.   May 20, 2020
• How Should the American Republican Government Work?    October 20, 2020
• The Progressive War Against U.S. Constitutional Government. July 7, 2022