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Capitalism, The Most Efficient Economic System, But Not an End in Itself

It is the growing spiritual vacuum in our society which should be the focus of our attention as we proceed into the 21st century

(WASHINGTON DC) - Capitalism, it should now be clear, is the most efficient form of economic organization.

Materialism: Devouring our Dignity

“Those who hoard gold and silver, and do not spend it in the way of Allah, inform them of a painful punishment.” (Surah Al-Tawbah 9:34)

(DENVER) - “As long as one is shackled to materialism, one can never attain dignity in life,” stated Hojatul Islam Ibrahim Kazerooni during his Muharram lectures.

Sex, Ayn Rand and the Republican Party (Updated Oct 13, 2012)

"Some people are moulded by their admirations, others by their hostilities." (Irish novelist Elizabeth Bowen)

(CALGARY, Alberta) - Although she died in 1982, Ayn Rand and her acolytes, like the living dead, keep rising from the ground to walk the streets.

The Emperor Has No Clothes

How would you like to live under someone's boot?

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - That's not a reference to a brute for a husband or a bitch for a bride. It's a question motivated by the behaviour of the mindless louts who enjoy holding sacrificial lambs as hostages and killing those who complain.

Are you a Good American?

Apparently there is not one of the 535 members with a spine, for if there were, impeachment charges would have brought.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - Are you a good American?

If you are content with the fact that the President of the US can, at his discretion, have US citizens assassinated with no charges, no trial, and with the President serving as judge, jury, and executioner, you are not a good citizen. You do not deserve your citizenship.

Occupy Wall Street User Manual--Part 1

Knowledge is power.

(Calgary, Alberta) - In the 19th century, history was largely explained by The Great Man Theory , the paradigm that history was made and driven by extraordinary individuals who, through either charisma, intelligence, wisdom, or Machiavellian skills, expressed their power in a way that had a decisive impact on the flow of history.

Herbert Spencer, the 19th century Father of Sociology, rejected this idea, saying that such “great” men are really the products of their social milieu, and that their actions would be impossible outside their social environment.

Open, Honest, Democratic Dialog
Most Essential, Basic Tool For Effective Policy

Politically Driven GOPster/Bloody Perversions Derailing System

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - Despite their unavoidable competition, our Founders assured themselves of the essentials for any conscientious agreement on the complex issues of human relations and governing policies.

INSIGHTS: HB 4095

House bills are risky, complicated and wasteful.

(SALEM) - The goal of this series is to inform Oregon's elected officials about bills drafted by the American Legislative Exchange Conference - rather than bills submitted by Oregonians.

Vetting ALEC Bills: A closer look at bills sponsored by representatives serving the American Legislative Exchange Conference.

From Whence Cometh This Wisdom?

Greatest Function of Democratic Dialog Is Wisdom Shared - Founders Discovered Principles Which Make It So.

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - The brute fact is that much of the murderous muddle comes from lack of wisdom rather than the containing status of "a campaign year":

The demands of that strange time illuminating mostly the mildly-insane machinations within the remaining wreckage of a once-major group.

Corporate Gurus Shape, Distort ALEC `Models`
for CURRENT LEGISLATIVE POLICY Action

Lavish-Cost Memberships Conceal Corporate Dialog Control, Present Payoff by "Scholarships", Protect Results By Veto

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - Corporations exist solely to extract money from any source they can process, using whatever means they can manage, maneuver or manipulate.

The so-called "modern" corporation has yet to accept and build its chartered structure and operations on any purpose but that of "profit" --however obtained.