I took a few captures while at the Art Institute today in order to help illustrate the importance of philosophy. These first two captures are closeups of an Oil on Panel by Pieter Claesz from 1625. The detail and realistic…
Category: Essays & Articles
Was Lincoln A Socialist?
“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.” -Abraham…
The End of Little Cheyenne? Aldermen Push to Close Down Ewing Annex Hotel
Tucked away in a dreary little corner of Chicago’s financial district, directly in the shadow of the tallest building in the Western hemisphere, sits a tiny row of buildings on the 400 block of South Clark Street, that makeup all…
Test of Faith: Were Our Founding Fathers Christians?
Could Our Founding Fathers Pass A Christian Religious Test? Is it is true that our founders were Christians who constructed our system of government based upon the Bible? Have you ever wondered why Christian Nationalists are continually publishing and circulating…
Tea Party Heroes: Mistakenly Conservative
Popular Mistakenly Conservative Tea Party Heroes “Conservatism is an ideology of reaction – originally against the French Revolution, more recently against the liberation movements of the sixties and seventies.” -Corey Robin, The Reactionary Mind, p.42 Contrary to popular mythology, “conservatism”…
The Political Spectrum of Historical Revisionism
One of the benefits of political and social crisis is the rise in the interest in history within the general population. During ordinary, less disturbed periods of history, far less attention is focused on the political events that occur outside…
Folk-History: “Revealed Law” and the Constitution
“The Constitution is rooted in Revealed Law and we live in a Judeo-Christian nation.” The above quotation was taken from a FaceBook thread that is reflective of a popular folk-history meme that dominates the minds of those on the Christian…
Was Thomas Paine A Socialist?
The Modern “Tea Party” and Historical Ignorance This is an extremely popular video among Tea Party groups that exposes their profound ignorance of both history, and political philosophy. This Party favorite video has been viewed 3,615,985 times and has received…