Latter-day Liberty: A Gospel Approach to Government and Politics
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photo credit: Doug Lloyd President Boyd K. Packer’s discourse during the last session of general conference seems, at first glance, to be a loosely-related collection of historical stories related to the patriotism of the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Reading between the lines, however, I believe that there is [...]
photo credit: loquenoves For years, those predicting the mess we’re currently in have been labeled as “doom and gloomers,” seen by the placated proles as negative worriers that are disconnected from reality. This label has, of course, been used throughout the ages, most notably applied to prophets calling people to repentance and boldly pointing out [...]
photo credit: That Other Guy The health care industry has a large target painted on its back, drawing ire from frustrated individuals and scheming politicians alike. Public anger towards this market is certainly justifiable, given how expensive things have become. Basic care now requires both your arm and your leg as payment, causing penniless people [...]
photo credit: ~Tatankanuk~ Husbands and fathers have three primary roles in their stewardship: provide, preside, and protect. It seems from my personal observation that they are generally prioritized and proactively worked on in this order. Almost all men recognize the duty to work and provide for their family; most men do a good job at [...]
photo credit: rodrick.reidsma Preparedness. There is perhaps no other word that conveys so much, yet so little. What does it mean? To what areas of life does it apply (or not apply)? Being adequately and generally prepared of a necessity requires that we ask ourselves all sorts of questions, plan for various scenarios, and abstract [...]
photo credit: Darren Hester Federal politicians love talking about “injecting liquidity” into the market. In the central banking vernacular, liquidity implies an access to credit, or, the ability to get a loan if and when you want one. Thus, in light of our economic stagnation, market interventionists continue to champion “pumping credit” into the market [...]
photo credit: Kier42 Having lived under a tyrannical form of government and having studied plenty of others, the wise Founders of this nation sought to create a system of government where the rule of law prevailed. In contrasting forms of government (monarchy, oligarchy, aristocracy, etc.), the law was simply dictated by the rule of men. [...]
photo credit: mountainbeliever In an effort to advise and appease a concerned public, economists are frequently paraded around in the media to offer their outlook on our collective financial future. Treated by many as sagacious oracles in possession of some magic crystal ball, their pundit hosts and media sounding boards further amplify the perceived wisdom [...]
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It is truly astonishing that we allow ourselves to be governed by people whose primary qualification is that they won a popularity contest.
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