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Tag Archives: Clear and Present Dangers
Clear and Present Dangers 13
For my write-up today on Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of America’s Government (copyright 1975), I’ll comment on something that M. Stanton Evans says on pages 362-363: “…the liberal urge to absorb and deploy power will continue to … Continue reading
Posted in Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Clear and Present Dangers, John Stuart Mill, M. Stanton Evans, utilitarianism
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Clear and Present Dangers 11: Crime
In my latest reading of M. Stanton Evans’ Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of America’s Government (copyright 1975), I finished the chapter “Freedom and Foreign Policy” and read the chapter on crime. I’ll focus on Evans’ chapter on … Continue reading
Posted in Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Bill of Rights, Clear and Present Dangers, criminal procedure, Gideon v. Wainwright, Gun Control, M. Stanton Evans, Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda, Second Amendment, U.S. Constitution, Warren Court
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Clear and Present Dangers 10: Civil Liberties and the Constitution
In my latest reading of M. Stanton Evans’ Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of America’s Government (copyright 1975), I finished the chapter on civil liberties, read the chapter “How to Silence Dissent”, and started the chapter on foreign … Continue reading
Posted in History, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged ACLU, Clear and Present Dangers, Establishment Clause, Fairness Doctrine, First Amendment, James Madison, M. Stanton Evans, Michael Moore, Second Amendment, Sheila Suess Kennedy, Sicko, Tenth Amendment, What's a Nice Republican Girl Like Me Doing in the ACLU?
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Clear and Present Dangers 9: The Environment and Energy
In my latest reading of M. Stanton Evans’ Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of America’s Government (copyright 1975), I finished the chapter on the environment, read the chapter on the energy crisis, and started the chapter on civil … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, George W. Bush, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Clear and Present Dangers, M. Stanton Evans
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Clear and Present Dangers 8
In my latest reading of M. Stanton Evans’ Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of America’s Government (copyright 1975), I finished the chapter on health care, read the chapter on “The Population Scare”, and started the chapter on the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Health Care, Movies, Politeia Paper, Political Philosophy, Ronald Reagan
Tagged Clear and Present Dangers, M. Stanton Evans
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Clear and Present Dangers 7
In my latest reading of M. Stanton Evans’ Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of America’s Government (copyright 1975), I read the chapters on education and inflation, and I started the chapter on health care. I have three items. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, George W. Bush, Health Care, Political Philosophy, Politics, Race
Tagged Clear and Present Dangers, inflation, M. Stanton Evans, school busing
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Clear and Present Dangers 6: Government Makes Matters Worse
In my latest reading of Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of American Government (copyright 1975), M. Stanton Evans argues essentially that government intervention makes problems worse. According to Evans, increasing the minimum wage discourages businesses from hiring African-American … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Political Philosophy, Politics, Regulation, School
Tagged 1978 Airline Deregulation Act, Civil Aeronautics Board, Clear and Present Dangers, Federal Aviation Authority, M. Stanton Evans, minimum wage
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Clear and Present Dangers 5
In my latest reading of Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of America’s Government (copyright 1975), M. Stanton Evans critiques the notion that big government helps the little guy while afflicting the better-off. Well, sort of. Evans also says … Continue reading
Posted in Political Philosophy, Politics, Ronald Reagan
Tagged Clear and Present Dangers, M. Stanton Evans
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Clear and Present Dangers 4
I have two items for my write-up today on M. Stanton Evans’ Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of America’s Government (copyright 1975). 1. A significant point in my reading of Evans’ book thus far has been that the … Continue reading
Posted in George W. Bush, Health Care, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Clear and Present Dangers, FDR, judicial activism, M. Stanton Evans, New Deal, Richard Nixon, Warren Court
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Clear and Present Dangers 3: Regulations
For my write-up today on Clear and Present Dangers: A Conservative View of America’s Government (copyright 1975), I’ll use as my starting-point something that M. Stanton Evans says on page 76, in a footnote: “A principal horror story in this … Continue reading
Posted in Political Philosophy, Politics, Regulation
Tagged Clear and Present Dangers, M. Stanton Evans, OSHA
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