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 [...]

Cultural Marxism: The Doom of Language

By Robert F. Beaudine STATESMAN SENTINEL March 8, 2011 Throughout history, ideas have been used for good or for evil. They have also led to the greatest evil – war. This is reflective in a nation’s language. By the end of 1932, Germany was in upheaval. The unemployment rate soared to 43%. As the Nazis [...]

The Doom of Modern Art

By Robert F. Beaudine January 1, 2011 “By their fruits you shall know them.” In 2004, a group of five hundred artists, critics, curators, and dealers got together in England before the Turner Prize was awarded. They voted on what they thought was the most influential modern artwork of all time. The winning work has [...]

A Re-Write of the Bill of Rights through the Preamble

By Robert Greenslade With the 219th anniversary of the adoption of the document known as Bill of Rights only hours away, every American who has graduated from high school should be able to explain the original intent of the Amendments in ten minutes or less. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The last thing the [...]

The Purpose and Hazards of History

By Robert F. Beaudine STATESMAN SENTINEL September 24, 2010 The Doom of History It’s become a commonplace in conversation today that those who neglect history are doomed to repeat it.  The doomed might even take that as a challenge. Perhaps they disdain history because of the way it was taught them: a boring affair of [...]

National Popular Vote Plan Would Circumvent Electoral College

By Robert Greenslade www.thepriceofliberty.org Several years ago, a plan was hatched to circumvent the electoral system designed by the Founders for electing the President and Vice President of these United States.  The plan, if adopted, will infuse a national popular vote into the system without amending the Constitution.  This article will examine the electoral system [...]

Rethinking the Declaration of Independence

By Brion McClanahan Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1825 that he intended the Declaration of Independence to be “an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion.” Yet, he did not propose the Declaration should “find out new principles, or new arguments, never [...]

How Many Ways Can Statists Distort the Tenth Amendment?

Rewriting History By Brion McClanahan A Response to Ian Millhiser’s Diatribe on “Tentherism.” Introduction: How many ways can progressives distort and rewrite history? Fallacy #1: “Tentherism has no basis in constitutional history or text.” Fallacy #2: The Founding Fathers Rejected “Tetherism.” Fallacy #3: “Tentherism” is “dangerous” and “authoritarian.” How many ways can progressives distort and [...]

Revisiting Enron: Failure of the Market or Government?

By William Anderson When Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted in federal court four years ago, the typical media response was that justice had been done. Bethany McLean wrote in Fortune: Guilty! . . . Guilty! . . . Guilty! Judge Sim Lake’s reading of the jury’s findings had a staccato rhythm [...]

American Statism and the Holocaust

By Jacob Hornberger Weighing in on the Helen Thomas controversy, Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen made an interesting observation as to one of the reasons that post-World War II Jews looked to the establishment of Israel as a safe haven for Jews. Cohen stated, “For most of the DPs [displaced persons], America was also out [...]

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