Reciprocal Politics

The Ethics and Effects of Political Choices

Entries for May, 2009

Apathy is a More Dangerous Political Position Than Fanaticism

Or, as Edmund Burke wrote – All that’s necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Burke lived between 1729 and 1794, proving once again that old adage “the more things change the more they stay the same.”
We don’t have to look too far to see what happens when we’re [...]

A Peaceful and Helpful Way

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another. – Winston Churchill
I doubt that Churchill is remembered by many as an economist. Or for that matter [...]

A Petition on Interconnectedness

For those who have already signed the Golden Rule Resolution, sometimes more than once, my apologies. Before I had the system backup procedure figured out, I confess that I managed to lose the list of signatories.
Soooooo…. if you could, just one last time, take a moment and sign the Golden Rule Resolution at this link [...]

HopeyProphet-in-waiting

In Mark Steyn’s column “Good Luck Hopeychanger-in-Chief” (Maclean’s magazine, Aprl 20, 2009) he notes “for us today the warnings come daily on our TV screens, but no prophet dares translate them.” He’s referring to Daniel and Belshazzar’s feast from the Old Testament.
It seems to me that Mr. Steyn, like most columnists, and bloggers like myself [...]