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Archive for June, 2010

Nullification: A Necessary Power for State Sovereignty

Posted by Connor on June 29th, 2010

The following article was also published at the Tenth Amendment Center. There has been plenty of chatter in the past year about “state’s rights” (more correctly termed “state’s powers”, as political entities do not themselves have any rights) and the tenth amendment to the Constitution which provides that any power not expressly delegated to the [...]

The Primary Election Post-Mortem

Posted by Connor on June 23rd, 2010

Last fall, I was invited by my state representative, the venerable John Dougall, to attend a lecture in Alpine about the Constitution. The speaker: Mike Lee. I had never heard of Mike, but I was free that evening and looked forward to both the lecture and an opportunity to network with some of my friends [...]

Presidential Idolatry

Posted by Connor on June 21st, 2010

photo credit: AnamolousNYC Few things are more damaging in politics than to elevate an imperfect individual to the status of a demigod whose proposed policies will solve the nation’s every problem. Yet for whatever reason, there exists near-idolization of presidents both past and present who are thought to have been the governmental equivalent of miracle [...]

My Apathy Towards Athletic Nationalism

Posted by Connor on June 14th, 2010

photo credit: Big Picture The World Cup is on right now, and I don’t care. When the Olympics were on, I watched the occasional competition with a moderate level of disengaged curiosity. If I had to put a label on it, I guess you could say I am an athletic agnostic. My lack of loyalty [...]

Why I Do Not Pledge Allegiance to the Flag

Posted by Connor on June 7th, 2010

I do not pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. This pledge—a mechanically-repeated affirmation of loyalty inculcated in children by rote—is the legacy of the socialist progressive movement in the late 1800s. Its author, Francis Bellamy, was a self-avowed “Christian socialist” (who loved to preach that “Jesus was a Socialist”) whose [...]

Utah’s UTOPIA is Anything But

Posted by Connor on June 1st, 2010

photo credit: eyeCatchLight In April 2008, West Valley City Councilman Mike Winder was faced with a vote that almost a dozen Utah city councils were likewise deciding: should they saddle residents of their city with more of a financial burden to give money to the publicly-financed company UTOPIA? The vote in question was a proposal [...]

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