Most wannabe moral philosophers know the “trolley problem” or, to be more accurate, the class of trolley problems, which seek to reveal whether you’d take a deliberate, positive action that you know will harm someone in order to reduce harm to others. The purpose of these thought experiments is to shed light on morality and…
Using a Sledge Hammer to Crack a Nut
Today the Wall Street Journal issued its best editorial regarding the current crisis: “No society can safeguard public health for long at the cost of its economic health.” The WSJ is finally saying what a lot of us have been saying all along — government officials are using a sledge hammer to crack a nut.…
In Praise of Business
All week I’ve been receiving emails from the companies I do business with, telling me what they are doing to keep customers safe during the coronavirus scare. My airline companies have waived cancellation and change fees to help me navigate my changing travel plans. When Royal Caribbean was forced to cancel a cruise I was…
Big Tech Suppression
Remember when you woke up, opened the newspaper and enjoyed your morning coffee. It was such a simple time. You flipped to the sports section and knew you were seeing the same news as everyone on the block. But now those days are gone. Two-thirds of Americans rely on social media to get their news, and over time,…
Open Your Heart and Shift Your Mind
Open Your Heart and Shift Your Mind at the Shakti Speak Easy by Shareshten Senior The Shakti Speak Easy is an event honoring free speech and free press, artistic expression, and heart opening and mind shifting music. Cynthia McKinney will be sharing her only U.S. public appearance in 2019 with inspirational messages of strengthening our…
Exposed: How the Deep State Undermines Democracy and Promotes Socialism
Medicare for all. Free college tuition. Free health care for non-working illegal immigrants. The Green New Deal. These in-your-face socialist pipedreams espoused by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) … Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) … and others … is not the socialism of the Deep State. The socialism of the Deep State is much…
Black Conservative Insulted: 7 Shocking and Dramatic Moments the News Media Covered Up
A young black conservative political commentator created tense drama during a congressional hearing. It was riveting. So much so that her next internet video generated 1.3 million views. Candace Owens took on the most powerful Democrats in Congress … and shut them down. It was historic. It was a hearing designed to equate conservatives and Christians with…
Why parents are more paranoid than ever
Originally published in The New York Post, 3/31/18 By Lenore Skenazy Utah just became the first state in America to pass the so-called “Free-Range Parenting” bill, named for the movement I founded. It declares that parents can’t be arrested for negligence just because they let their kids play outside, walk to school or wait briefly in…
DEALING WITH THE NEXT MARKET DOWNTURN
The Flight To Investment Security The Inversion Yield Curve and Recession Protect Your Hard Earned Wealth! For wealth management purposes, the ownership of blue chip stocks and commodities like gold, silver and real estate have been cornerstone assets that could always be relied upon to safely grow wealth. In this current environment of more positive growth,…
The Fate of Civilization Depends on Music
by Scott McRae and Ryan Rapsys of Music for Liberty While the political makeup of the attendees at FreedomFest is about as diverse as the face of America, the core principle that ostensibly unites us is a reverence for Liberty: people should be free to pursue whatever they perceive as the Good as long as…