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Concerning the social and economic status of the United States of America..."...man seems to be in a worse state even than the brutes..."-- Samuel von Pufendorf, "On the Duty of Man and Citizen," Book 1, Chapter 3Introduction For...

For Desiring to Revolutionize Property Relations in Society?1 - Property Relations: A Historical LookIn a society that has been founded on the ideals of the Enlightenment, on the philosophes and the thinkers of centuries past, there is no skepticism...

The BeginningIf a group of people were to live on an island, who would govern who, how, and why? If person A suspected person B of possessing a deadly weapon (if this were a crime), then how could we justify person A searching person B?

"It regards reality as the sole enemy and as the source of all suffering, with which it is impossible to live, so that one must break off all relations with it if one is to be in any way happy.

"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." -- George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." --...

Thoughts on a Revolutionary Social TheoryPart 1: Socialism is the Great Reform"...one cannot by fair dealing, and without injury to others, satisfy the nobles, but you can satisfy the people, for their object is more righteous than that of the...

"Society in every state is a blessing..."-- Thomas Paine, Common SenseWhat of value?Interaction among human beings has provided us each with unique, fulfilling experiences, fond memories, and satisfied desires.

Almost every weekday, for the last thirty some years, I have purchased three or four newspapers and read them at lunch time. I do this in order to relax and in some cases learn something.

Attention far left Democrats and all the rest, of you Democrats, who are too afraid of the far left or to hungry for power to stand up for America. Stop insulting me, stop ridiculing me, stop trying to run my life, stop trying to take away my...

Voting in Iraq has wrapped up and officials are counting ballets to determine who the winners are. It is believed that the turnout was somewhere around 11 million which is an unprecedented number for a new Iraq (al-Naji, S & al-Saiedi, A, 2005).