The Intelligence of the Left – Freedom Philosophy
"They will eloquently discuss new investments in healthcare without actually having improved healthcare, or health, for that matter. A practice that would be completely unacceptable to the builders, the people that must accomplish something, can be politically popular. The builders
Why People Are Left Wing – Freedom Philosophy
It’s a peculiar thing to talk with an intelligent, well-meaning, leftist. They generally want a better society and yet statistics on minimum wage are unmistakable, it’s devastating to the poor. Capitalism annihilates poverty - this is indisputable. Deficit spending is the most potent
Centrism, Racism, and the Political Divide
Recently, I’ve been listening to the works of many brilliant minds. Listening to the research, and discoveries on what underlies the current state of politics in the United States, though it’s not only there that we see intense political polarization. Many
Red Dirt Liberty Report: Everyone Gets Extorted
Last week, I wrote of some of the potential economic effects of the GOP tax plan. However, there is a larger discussion on taxes and their effects on the more personal liberty of individuals, and individuals within businesses. It’s a
On the Issues: Income Inequality and Taxation
Economics ought to be an area in which we’re all on the same side, because it’s just math; cold, hard, calculated objectivity. The problem is, people have feelings and aren’t always objective. Their subjective experiences, their circumstances, and their self-interests cloud
Top 5 Things The Left Does That Tick Me Off – Freedom Philosophy
I should preface this list by confessing that I have a thorough and deep-seated dislike of the right. I dislike their naive optimism on neoconservative foreign policy, I dislike their glee for pollution, and I dislike their casual disregard for lives
Red Dirt Liberty Report: A Message to the Left
Last week, I wrote a message pointed to the political right. This week, I am writing this column as a message pointed to the left. My hope is that a leftist somewhere, somehow, accidentally wandered into a column written for a
The Inescapable Self-Destruction of the Left
Recently, talk show personality Dave Rubin came out against his fellow progressives, claiming that he no longer identifies with them, saying that, “Defending my liberal values has suddenly become a conservative position.” Rubin claims that the left doesn’t believe in free
The Left and their Misunderstanding of the Word “Empathy”
If I had a dime for every time a liberal or Democrat used the word empathy correctly, I would have zero dimes (quick shout out to WWE’s Enzo Amore on that one). Calls for empathy are a good thing. Empathizing with