Culture/Values

Understanding American Liberty

Understanding American Liberty

By John Biver

Here’s how the Heritage Foundation introduces this post: “Heritage’s Jennifer Marshall discusses the role of liberty in American society and its importance both yesterday and today.” Here’s an excerpt: Authoritarian governments – whether religious…

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‘Fiscal Conservatism,’ R.I.P.

‘Fiscal Conservatism,’ R.I.P.

By John Biver

Fay Voshell does it again at American Thinker — here’s an excerpt from her latest: [P]erhaps there is light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe the demise of the chimerical creature known as…

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Do You Live in a “Death Spiral” State?

Do You Live in a “Death Spiral” State?

By John Biver

Illinois is getting what it deserves. Low-information voters give Democrats ever more power here and the fiscal and cultural condition of the state continually deteriorates. Then there is the Illinois Republican Party which does…

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The Real Country-Killer in 2013

The Real Country-Killer in 2013

By John Biver

Read this entire article and then tell me that we don’t have an enormous cultural problem in this country. From Jonathon Moseley at American Thinker: Never mind the “fiscal cliff.” America went bankrupt, technically,…

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The Values Economy

By John Biver

From Daniel Greenfield: Our society is less literate than it used to be, it’s less sane than it used to be and less productive. And those are not due to some innate defect in…

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