A Controlling Concept
By IIoilo Marguerité Jones

There is one controlling concept of all that I do, write, say, and promote, in so far as I am able, limited human that I am.  I strive  to act from this controlling concept:

Each human, as a part of his or her identity, holds personal sovereignty and unalienable rights, not capable of being separated from that individual, and inherent to his or her very existence.  These rights are an aspect of human nature as fundamental and inseparable as all other aspects that define our human nature and our identity as humans.

I begin each day working as best I can to clarify my application of this fundamental concept -- of the absolute sovereignty and inviolate nature of each human being on Earth -- in all that I write and do.  For all my writing and words, I ask only that if you agree that this concept is the controlling fundamental fact of human interaction and social behaviour, that you attempt, as though your life and liberty depended on it, to do the same. (Read the rest here)

Government Marriage
By William Stone, III

The Right-Wing socialists are really beginning to tick me off.

As long-time readers of this column know, I subscribe to the notion that there are two kinds of socialists: Right-wing (largely Republicans) and Left-Wing (largely Democrats). The difference between the two is simple:

o Left-wing socialists believe that everyone is a little bit stupid, and therefore government is necessary to make decisions that they're too stupid to make correctly.

o Right-wing socialists believe that everyone is a little bit evil, and therefore government is necessary to make decisions that they're too evil to make correctly.

The reality, of course, is this: (Read the rest here)

Social Security & Debt,
The Battle Of Trust Begins
By Ed Henry

Tuesday, February 10, an article appeared in The Washington Times titled "Bush seeks $1 trillion debt boost" written by Patrice Hill that demonstrates the sort of reporting we are liable to see much too much of in the coming months.

The first paragraph states: "President Bush, saying the economic recovery is firmly in place, yesterday proposed adding $1 trillion to the national debt to fund the cost of shifting to a partially privatized Social Security system."

For some unknown reason, there's a picture of President Bush speaking at the SRC Automotive manufacturing plant in Springfield, Missouri on Monday, February 9th. God only knows why this picture is there because that speech doesn't make the slightest reference to what the author is talking about.

Later, this Washington Times article claims that: "The Social Security privatization plan has largely disappeared from Mr. Bush's speeches and budget blueprints, although it was a major campaign platform in the 2000 election. It was judged to be politically palatable at the time because it would draw on some of the government's large projected surpluses to finance transition costs from the current government-funded pension system ... But those surplus projections have disappeared and been replaced by record federal deficits ..." (Read the rest here)

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