For some inexplicable reason, more and more frequently I have been seeing reference to the Declaration of Independence as some sort of evidence that America is a Christian nation. What better day than the 4th of July to address this document and its historical role in our government.
Contrary to popular belief, the Declaration of Independence [...]
Entries Tagged as 'History'
Political History Lesson
July 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Founding Fathers · History · Locke · Politics · Religion · Separation of Church and State · U.S. Constitution
"Mr. Buchanan, please turn in your credentials at the door …"
May 29th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Wow.
Seriously. Wow.
Pat Buchanan has been pimping his new book, Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War, and making some interesting arguments. From CNN’s The Situation Room:
BUCHANAN: I’ve read and studied Hitler. One thing he did not want was war with the British Empire. He admired it. He respected it. He never wanted war with it. He [...]
Tags: Anti-Semitism · Germany · History · Hitler · Nazis · Patrick Buchanan · WWII
Nietzsche and the Nazis
May 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments
After reading some modern day butchering of Nietzsche’s philosophy, most recently, that of Ravi Zacharias, and the impact upon history of Nietzsche’s thought, I feel it is somewhat necessary to provide clarification on both.
Zacharias directly and obliquely relates Nietzsche’s thinking to Hitler and Mussolini. And he does this not just once, but repeatedly, without offering [...]
Tags: Anti-Semitism · Atheism · Hitler · Logic · Nazis · Nietzsche · Rationality · Reason