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Core Lessons: Introduction
on Mar 18, 2007 in Conservatism Freedom American Kernel Faith core beliefs In my dealings with a serial troll over at FreedomFolks, I've been challenging him to back up his rantings by writing expository pieces on where his so-seemingly muddled ideology comes from. Not giving in to the tempation to hunt snipes with him, or...
Core Lessons: Unique American Culture
on Mar 19, 2007 in Western Civilization Conservatism History Culture American Kernel Diversity This piece was originally written either in the late 1990's or in 2000. It has existed in various versions, most of which were longer. When it came to writing something I wanted to leave for my kids to read, I decided to pare it down and tighten it u...
Core Lessons: Dismissing The Liberal Naysayers
on Mar 23, 2007 in Leftism Conservatism American Kernel core beliefs I wrote this as the introduction to the Politics Section of my original American Kernel site. As I recall, this took less than 15 minutes to write. As was my practice in the days before blogging made immediacy more important, I put this aside for a...
Demographers Bassackward
on Apr 4, 2007 in Multiculturalism Illegal Aliens Immigration Conservatism Culture American Kernel Diversity This is laughable:Census: Immigration helps big metros - 04/05/2007 - MiamiHerald.com"Immigrants are filling the void as domestic migrants are seeking opportunities in other places," said Mark Mather, a demographer at the Population Reference Bureau,...
McCain Wouldn't Know Conservatism If...
on Apr 15, 2007 in Elections Politics Conservatism 1st Amendment Republicans John McCain Culture American Kernel ...it bit him on the ass.This just doesn't square.G.O.P. Candidates Lay Into Democrats, Not One Another - New York Times“The Republican Party — and conservatism generally — are a philosophy of strength,” he said. “Military strength, economi...