It is well-known that Americans revere the three legal documents on which their country was founded – the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and
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The US Political System is Absurd: The Founding Vampires
It is truly incredible that so many people around the world continue to regard the United States, and their highly flawed, convoluted, constitutional system of
The Destruction of Community
As I see it, there are two main causes of the destruction of community in the modern world: increased privacy and increased mobility. In many
The Breakdown of the Social Bond: The Important Difference between Small, Stable Communities and Large, Anonymous Cities
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was a great admirer of Friedrich Hayek, who, together with Ludwig von Mises, Milton Friedman, and Ayn Rand, were
The Myth of Individualism
In Western countries, there is a widespread belief in what I will call the Cult of the Individual. This cult is manifested in things like
