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Toward a Constitutional Convention

Phillip Ellis Jackson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:20:53 +0000

When government gets too powerful and oversteps its bounds of authority, the Constitution give us all a way to fight back.

As President Obama has said, and said again, and then said some more, everything has already been said about the issue of what has been euphemistically called "National Health Care Reform" that needs to [...]

The Consent of the Governed

Phillip Ellis Jackson — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:01:01 +0000

Lose the consent of the governed, and you have lost the country.

Those of you who are parents can sympathize with what I am about to say.

When you have a young child, you teach them complicated concepts by reducing their essence to simple, uncomplicated aphorisms or stories. "Don't talk to strangers," for [...]

Global Warming Lunatics

Phillip Ellis Jackson — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:06:08 +0000

What a difference a few years can make.

Phil Jones, the man who more than anyone else (besides Al Gore) was responsible for perpetuating the Man-Made Global Warming hysteria, has now conceded that, ahem, there's a tiny problem with his data. Namely, it doesn't exist.

Now mind you, Phil Jones isn't saying that it never [...]

Lessons from Massachusetts

Phillip Ellis Jackson — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:45:38 +0000

Brown and the Republicans discovered an amazing Truth in politics: votes win elections.

As I write this article Scott Brown has just been declared the winner in the Massachusetts special election.

Brown's victory is an incredible blow to the Progressive agenda of the Democrat Party, and an equally fantastic boost to the Republican [...]

Be Nice to Your Enemies

Phillip Ellis Jackson — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:12:02 +0000

There is no piece of sound advice that cannot be so thoroughly perverted as to render it dangerous.

Growing up, I was often reminded of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I also heard a lot about the admonition of forgiving your enemies, all the while [...]

The 5 Stupidest Comments of 2009

Phillip Ellis Jackson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:16:10 +0000

It's hard to find the five dumbest things said by supposedly thoughtful commentators in 2009, but here's my list of personal favorites.

Having written a number of articles about "The Hopelessness of Debate," where I lay out the case that true discussion and debate is not possible when one side is too partisan, too [...]

The Man-Made Global Warming Hoax: Phase 4

Phillip Ellis Jackson — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:25:16 +0000

Get ready for the coming Global Environmental Health Crisis.

There's an axiom in political science associated with Mancur Olson that I remember quite vividly from my university days: When you're losing the debate, re-define the issue.

In the 1970s scientists warned us of a coming ice age, brought on by all the nasty, [...]

The Day Science Died

Phillip Ellis Jackson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:59:19 +0000

Who are you going to believe? Scientists, or your lying eyes?

The revelations in recent days that prominent members of the scientific community have been deliberately falsifying data to support the political conclusion that man is primarily responsible for "Global Warming" (now commonly referred to as "Global Climate Change," since the planet is actually [...]

Five Questions About That Thing That Happened In Texas

Phillip Ellis Jackson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:30:33 +0000

We are focusing on the wrong issues about the Ft. Hood Massacre.

Heeding the President's advice to not rush to judgment and form any hasty conclusions about that thing that happened in Ft. Hood, Texas a few days ago, I've waited until now to offer any comments about it. After all, when a self-professed jihadist [...]

Politics 101

Phillip Ellis Jackson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:32:00 +0000

Life, and politics, is never as simple as the sloganeers suggest.

One of the constant frustrations I have when debating political ideas, or political strategies, has to do with the sloppy way people form their ideas.

If the object of the exercise is to simply rant and rave about all the things that bother you, [...]