Tagged: Declaration of Independence

Regarding the Semiquincentennial of The Declaration of Independence

In case anyone is curious as to why I felt no inclination, let alone motivation, to write anything here in honor of this year’s most auspicious July 4th holiday, allow me to explain the reason. July 4th is Independence Day, a holiday established to celebrate the founding of The United States of America, and this year’s Independence Day was supposed to be special...

Democratic Equality 101

I reproduce here, with minor modifications, my reply to a multi-part inquiry from a serious Korean student about the meaning of equality, as that term is used in the context of democratic theory and practice. I have included a few of the student’s own questions (designated with “Q”) from our written exchange, as they form the context for my particular points of emphasis. ...

July 4th, Just Another Day Again

Donald Trump will use this July 4th weekend to double-dare American voters to dump his destructive butt on the sidewalk come November, because he could not care less whether anything even remotely resembling America as founded survives his first term. (It will not.) Marxist activists will use the opportunity to remind everyone that this weekend is a celebration of racism, since the “independence”...