The One That Got Away

By Tim Dunkin STATESMAN SENTINEL December 8, 2011 If nothing else, Carlos Rafael of New Bedford, Massachusetts will always have a whopper of a fish story to tell his grandkids, as he regales them with tales of the 881 lb. tuna that got away from him.  Or rather, was taken away from him, as the [...]

Recovering the Spirit of Reagan

By Tim Dunkin STATESMAN SENTINEL December 8, 2011 As many astute, and perhaps many not so astute, observers have witnessed over the past few years, the Right – as a broad coalition of compatible movements and ideological subsets – has been floundering in its efforts to make any sort of substantial impact on our political [...]

Elizabeth Warren and Progressive Fairness

By Christopher Powers STATESMAN SENTINEL September 30, 2011 Elizabeth Warren is running in the 2012 US Senate race in Massachusetts.  Her campaign announcement video that came out last week emphasizes the importance of defending middle class American families who are being exploited by big corporations and their Washington lobbyists.  It sounds like enticing rhetoric. For [...]

Conspiracy Theory or Common Sense? Rejecting the Myth of Public Service

By Tom Finnigan STATESMAN SENTINEL September 17, 2011 Libertarians are often labeled as “conspiracy theorists” for questioning the motives and priorities of government officials. However, it does not take a “conspiracy theory” to reject the picturesque ideal of public servants diligently working for the common good. All it takes is an understanding of human nature [...]

The Art of Political Rhetoric

By Robert F. Beaudine STATESMAN SENTINEL August 29, 2011 The ancient Roman rhetoricians developed rules for their oratory. They began with “the exordium,” an emotional or ethical appeal to put the audience in a receptive mood. The “narratio” followed, a narrative of the events leading to the situation to be discussed and an explanation of [...]

Maze of Deceit

By Jade Stone STATESMAN SENTINEL August 20, 2011 The whole world’s on fire and it seems people are sick and tired of the lies, the politics, the corruption and the death of integrity.  What is happening on a worldwide scale? Is it the Mayan prophecy, the Book of Revelations, or simply the shadowy elite’s hand [...]

The “Politics” of Free Markets

By Christopher Powers STATESMAN SENTINEL July 20, 2011 There is a tendency to always discuss economics and free markets in terms of politics. There are constant discussions about how “capitalists don’t believe in social security” or “capitalists believe in all powerful corporations.”  The political framing of free markets makes it sound like some heartless hierarchical [...]

Liberty Lovers Are Counter-Revolutionaries

By Tim Dunkin STATESMAN SENTINEL July 13, 2011 One of the favorite memes of the insane Left is that those of us on the Right are “dangerous.”  We’re “radical.”  We’re crazy nuts who are just chomping at the bit to destroy progressive freedom, social justice, and all that other stuff.   In short, they, using their [...]

I Turned My TV Off

By Jade Stone STATESMAN SENTINEL July 12, 2011 …and finally heard the truth. Three years ago, I got rid of my television.  While I realize my deed might seem to some to be of extreme measure, for me it was as the saying goes, “good riddance to bad rubbish”.  My brain was getting kicked around [...]

Robot Nation

By Jade Stone STATESMAN SENTINEL June 28, 2011 It saddens me deeply when I hear voices of the patriotic people of this great nation, being labeled as “unpatriotic”, as they desperately try to save this country from tyranny.  Here, in a country where Lady Liberty shines brightly to remind us what this country is all [...]

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