Obama is pretending that the Progressive Era, the New Deal, and the Great Society were repealed, so that he can blame the financial crisis on capitalism. He’s pretending that George Bush was George Washington.
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August 23, 2013 06:06
“Progressive” Detroit – The End Game – Is Chicago Next?
Now 130 square miles of sadness.
July 19, 2013 10:31
Why “Progressives” (Like Hillary) Are Not Progressive
It’s not “progress” to merely repeat what has always ended in disaster. The road less traveled is freedom, in economics as much as anywhere.
April 19, 2012 09:08
GSA wasteful spending – why are we surprised?
You can’t turn government into a redistributor of wealth. Once you do, you declare war on any notion of morality and justice. Nobody has any business being shocked or surprised when lesser government officials merely act on the same principle as the President, members of Congress, and even the Supreme Court.
December 14, 2010 05:44
The Modern Left (Unmasked)
The left embraces “social justice,” a concept in which the State — not the individual, guided by the Constitution or any god — is the ultimate authority to determine the best interest of its wards.
September 22, 2010 05:04
Obama Tricks Voters as Enron Hoodwinked Public: Amity Shlaes
‘a formula that might serve as the theme song for tax year 2011: “39.6 + 2 (phaseout of pep and pease) + 3.8 (Medicare net investment income tax) = 45.4. Add in state-level taxes and 50 is easy to reach.’ 50% of income to the government.
July 23, 2010 08:26
The Return of the Jeffersonian Vision and the Rejection of Progressivism
The Progressives explicitly repudiated the Founders’ vision of limited government. They argued that government needed to redistribute property, to take money from one group of citizens to help others, and to regulate economic activity in ways previously considered unconstitutional. The Constitution, they said, was a “horse and buggy” document, suited perhaps to the simpler society of the 18th century, but dangerously out of date in a complex industrial society which could not expect ordinary citizens to make their way without government guidance and assistance. They were acting, they said, in the interests of the people. Their critics said they were acting out of hunger for power.
May 12, 2010 10:55
Equal Justice versus Social Justice
As the Progressive Movement continues marching us toward Socialism it seems an appropriate time to explain where this road ends. Americans are spoiled by their freedom and have lost perspective on where it comes from and why it is so important.
