Conservative Donnybrook

One of many developments to arise from the Continental Enlightenment was a political philosophy centered around a principle of personal liberty. Liberty, as defined by John Stuart Mill, among others, takes a positive and a negative form. Positively, liberty is understood as the freedom of the individual to do as much as he can without impeding upon another’s liberty. Negatively, it means that one is free from hindrances thereunto in various forms: freedom from authority, freedom from coercion or forced choice, etc. Continue Reading »

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Apparently, a Navy pilot accidentally let loose a 10-pond dummy bomb on a warehouse in Virginia Beach. Story here.

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I recently asked my dad to take a look at our new site and let me know what he thought. (He likes it guys). After poking around and reading several of the postings, he was sufficiently roused to share his opinion on the Iraq War with me, but not with the rest of the world (or, at least with the dozen or so readers we have). I have prevailed upon him to allow me to post it after all.

posted by tripwire on Nov. 2, 2007:

Since I’ve had a long day and am currently past my current bedtime by more than an hour, I’ll just make one quick comment. A lot of blame concerning Iraq has been laid at Bush’s toes. Some is probably justified. However, never forget the old saw about “those who ignore history are doomed…” Continue Reading »

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