Joseph BH McMillan « Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy

The Ten Principles of Freedom: The Equal Freedom Principles; Principles 1 to 4.

By Joseph BH McMillan, on September 8th, 2007

People in a natural state of equal freedom would only agree to surrender such part of that freedom they enjoy in order to collectively protect that freedom, not to surrender it to the will and determination of the majority. The first principle that can be derived from the condition of equal of freedom is: no person, group [...]

The Ten Principles of Freedom: Laying the Foundations

By Joseph BH McMillan, on September 7th, 2007

John Locke claimed that men would give up their natural state of equal freedom to be subjected to government. But placing government in the hands of a majority, and endowing it with absolute authority to use force, makes it impossible to remove government so long as it attracts majority support, no matter how much it tramples [...]

Tony Blair: Elder Statesman, or Political Clown?

By Joseph BH McMillan, on August 28th, 2007

Long before George W. Bush came into office, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton had aligned to sweep away the dreaded forces of conservatism, bring about progress and justice, and "set our people free."

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