Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Can we agree that words mean something? All of us know that there is great power in our words and that civilizations are built and cultures are conquered not so much by armies and navies, but by speeches and lectures, blogs and books — in other words, by the power of our words more so than the threat of bullets and bombs.
This was Huxley and Orwell’s message. They warned of dystopias where the manipulation of words would be used as a means to total power and total control.… Continue Reading
Tags: Aldous Huxley, balkanization, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, George Orwell, Haight-Ashbury, Jesus Christ, Joy, tribalism
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Written by Daniel Horowitz
All things in life, even good things, have a limit to their utility and a point at which they become liabilities. Think of tasty spices in a dish or other ingredients in a melting pot. Quantities count, particularly over a specific period of time. Immigration is no different.
Recent Census data released from the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) shows that immigration has grown to shocking, wholly unprecedented levels. Is it too much to ask that we engage in a mature policy discussion after five decades of record immigration with no end in sight?… Continue Reading
Tags: American Community Survey, balkanization, Democrat Party, George Washington, Harry Reid, immigration, Maldwyn Allen Jones, naturalization, The Great Wave
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