The Only Orthodoxy is Reason

In April 1865, at the very end of the American Civil War, the renowned abolitionist (and ex-slave) Frederick Douglass spoke to the Boston Anti-Slavery Society in support of black suffrage. His words still resonate 144 years later, particularly those near the end of his speech.
Let me not be misunderstood here. I am not asking for […]

Thomas Jefferson is famously reported to have said, “A government big enough to supply you with everything you need, is big enough to take away everything you have.”  Although there is some dispute over whether Jefferson actually said this, there can be no dispute about the logical correctness of the sentiment.  The power […]