Tag Archives: Thomas Sowell

Death or Discussion

Posted on October 24, 2012 by J.T. O'Connell

Recently, I read Daniel Hannan’s Why America Must Not Follow Europe. You know he’s right, but you hate it at the same time. Mark Steyn‘s After America goes into greater detail on America’s embracing a steroid-infused version of the program … Continue reading →

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Occupy Panem?

Posted on August 19, 2012 by J.T. O'Connell

[Update: I am mystified why people who promote big government keep trying to do so with stories where the government is the atrocious beast. Check out A Better World.] Yesterday, The Hunger Games released on bluray, which brightened my less-than-encouraging … Continue reading →

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The Eternal Stain

Posted on August 15, 2012 by J.T. O'Connell

These are odd times we live in. During his 1964 speech known as A Time for Choosing, Ronald Reagan said, “history will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Commentary | Tagged A Conflict of Visions, abolition, American history, Christianity, civil war, Clarence Thomas, Colin Flaherty, conservatism, constitution, constitutionalism, freedom, Injustice, J Christian Adams, liberal, liberalism, Macbeth, morality, New Black Panthers, race, racism, Ronald Reagan, slavery, Thomas Sowell, time for choosing, Walter E. Williams, Western Civilization, White Girl Bleed A Lot | 3 Comments

A Better World

Posted on June 13, 2012 by J.T. O'Connell

Back in December, I posted a series; Ten Films of Freedom. While rewatching Serenity recently, it occurred to me that the review was simply too short. So here’s an extended edit. From the very first scene, we see the tenor … Continue reading →