by drthomas | Mar 24, 2019 | Libertarian Politics, Politics
(Quotes from SOBRAN’S, December 2002, pages 3–6) by Tom Sobran: Entire essay found at: www.sobran.com/reluctant.html Commentary by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 10/1/2010 Thomas This argument assumes that the state will inevitably, unavoidably, necessarily, logically,...
by drthomas | Mar 24, 2019 | Libertarian Politics, Politics
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 10/31/2010 Introduction and Summary: The implied social contract is that having been born in a nation, that we have an obligation to follow the laws of the land. John (in an email thread below) makes the following statement, “No human or...
by drthomas | Mar 24, 2019 | Libertarian Politics, Politics
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 11/11/2010 John (quote from email correspondence below): “I would say that the only area where you and I *might* disagree is in the use of force to achieve natural law. Or maybe we don’t disagree? Natural law is about individuals having...
by drthomas | Mar 24, 2019 | Libertarian Politics, Politics
by Thomas Lee Abshier, ND11/23/2010 —– Original Message —– From: John To: Thomas Lee Abshier Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 2:04 PM Subject: Fwd: The War Party Vs. Rand Paul FYI…. John ‹(•¿•)› Subject: The War Party Vs. Rand Paul Justin...
by drthomas | Mar 24, 2019 | Libertarian Politics, Politics
By: Chana B. Cox (Author) Review by W. Collier: Liberty: God’s Gift to Humanity (Paperback) If you’re confused by the partisan wrangling between conservatives and liberals in the U.S.; if you wonder why you don’t agree with either party but you know...
by drthomas | Mar 24, 2019 | Christianity in Politics, Politics
1/7/2014 “If taxation without consent is not robbery, then any band of robbers have only to declare themselves a government, and all their robberies are legalized.” Lysander Spooner Facebook Exchange: Stephanie H Love this! However, I can very easily see someone...
by drthomas | Mar 24, 2019 | Christianity in Politics, Politics
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 03/16/2014 From: John H. Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 10:17 AM To: ‘Thomas Lee Abshier, ND’ Subject: Interesting thought experiment Here’s a test: “I’m holding a baby in one hand, and a petri dish holding an embryo in the other....
by drthomas | Mar 23, 2019 | Capitalism, Economics, Money
By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 6/11/2011 Summary: Part 1: In this essay I propose a new paradigm for increasing the money supply without inflation, reaching full employment, and steadily increasing the wealth of all economic classes. Summary: Part 2: Like a watch or...
by drthomas | Mar 23, 2019 | Capitalism, Economics, Work
(Solving the problems of Deficit Spending and Poverty) By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 6/11/2010 Government has taken it upon itself to solve the problem of poverty by implementing various utopian solution such as wealth redistribution programs. The problem has not been...
by drthomas | Mar 23, 2019 | Capitalism, Economics, Left Wing Issues, Politics, Politics of Economics
by Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Government should be the focal forum in the debate on national priorities. Taxes and group purchases (governmental expenditures) are the action-expression of society’s priorities and desires. These functions reflect government’s...