Guest AuthorApril 16, 2019
8min461
As they often do, the extreme ends of the political spectrum meet in a common place.
Tag: Aristotle
Guest AuthorApril 16, 2019
Darryl PaulsonMay 8, 20167min344
(Second of three parts) The drafters of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution did not trust unfettered democracy. The Founders wanted self-government, but they wanted a government where minorities would be heard and protected from the excesses of the majority. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, described simple democracy as “one […]
Guest AuthorOctober 15, 20157min301
I hear John Thrasher is doing a good job as president of Florida State University. Says FSU trustee Allan Bense: “In general, I will tell you 2014 was a rough year. There were days when I had 50 or 60 emails in my inbox. And I will tell you, you know how many I get […]