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The Distribution of Power: In modern political jargon, conservatives are associated with the concept of "small government" or "limited government". If this is interpreted to refer to the degree of government power there is , historically conservatives have not...
Posted Sat, Jun 7 2008 by Brainpolice | 8 comment(s)
Filed under: Centralization, Checks and Balances, Democracy, Libertarianism, conservatism, Monarchy

Definitions: So I put together some relatively witty definitions of my terms. If you're not offended by at least one of these, then you are awesome! Constitutionalism - The belief that a piece of paper drafted and signed by a tiny aristocracy of men is a legitimate...
Posted Fri, Apr 18 2008 by Brainpolice | 5 comment(s)
Filed under: Anarchism, Objectivism, Minarchism, Non-Aggression Axoim, Racism, Collectivism, Democracy, Altruism, War, Constitution, Social Contract, Religion, Libertarianism, Economics, Philosophy, Thomas Hobbes, conservatism, Environmentalism

Political Philosophy Is Dead: Clearly, conservatism and liberalism have become anti-concepts, devoid of any objective meaning. They used to have fairly clear definitions, but now they are meaningless terms that change with the context and times at the drop of a hat. The people refering...
Posted Sun, Mar 30 2008 by Brainpolice | 1 comment(s)
Filed under: Democracy, Means and Ends, Big Media, Propaganda, Philosophy, conservatism, liberalism