Category Archives: Nathan’s Rants

Progressivism and the social gospel – history and implications

Posted on January 18, 2020 by

The last commentary discussed “progressivism” and alcohol Prohibition. It is one of the darker episodes of American history in the last century, and we are “celebrating” the 100th Anniversary of Prohibition in America. Progressivism (Regressivism) and Prohibition are linked to, … Continue reading →

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Progressivism and Prohibition – History and implications

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

Progressivism – which I believe is a key element and ally of Transnational Socialism (Tranzis) and which I think of more and more as “Regressivism” – has been an unfortunate and evil facet of American society and politics for a … Continue reading →

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Prohibition – 100 years today

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

Today, 16 January 2020, is the one-hundredth anniversary of the implementation of National Prohibition, when the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution officially took effect. I’m posting a series of commentaries over the next several days about Prohibition, its relationship … Continue reading →

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An idea for "federalism" in the Fifty States

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

A thought experiment… In Virginia, the Assembly meets and pushes the anti-gun agenda of the tiny majority of the Democratic hoploclasts who won back in November. And 91 of the Commonwealth’s 95 counties (and 141 jurisdictions overall), have declared themselves … Continue reading →

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Making a point – part 2

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

Again, let me restate. Those who love their liberty, their families, and their communities and nations need to use every tool possible to fight against the stupid tyranny of governments – the powers that be. We used to do that … Continue reading →

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Making a point

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

Government at all levels seems hellbent on stealing away what freedoms we here in the Fifty States have left. Between them, big corporations, institutions (private and “public”) and the special interest groups, they want a society that would be more … Continue reading →

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Abusing the English language

Posted on January 11, 2020 by

A common crime (in the broad sense) of the Regressivists (Progressives, Liberals, etc.) is their frequent abuse of common English. (Conservative and right-wingers do the same, just in different ways than the Regressivists. But for now, let’s belabor the poor … Continue reading →

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