The Theory of Absolutes

A Physics Theory Connecting Nature with God and ManAn Apologetic for the Congregation of Believing PhysicistsBy: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Timeline: 1987 The vision/inspiration/insight for the Theory of Absolute concept 2009 initial manuscript publication and copyright...

Inner Joy

By Thomas Lee Abshier, ND In public and private relationships, work, health, finances, recreation, and self-image, the situations, status, and behaviors of life will not usually not be adequately perfect to experience consistent happiness.  Disturbances and...

Relationship Therapy

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND The world is too complex to already know everything about even the smallest field of knowledge. And, when it comes to the complexity of the individual human psyche and interpersonal conflict, it is literally impossible to already have an...

Politics and Christianity

A Personal Perspective By Thomas Lee Abshier, ND God gave America the gift of Freedom in return for our commitment to Godliness.  When we turn from a personal and loving relationship with God, our freedoms will eventually ebb away.  Without Godly self-regulation,...

Privatized Police

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 5/05/2011 John, I read the article but did not comment on it extensively, although I was tempted to. I began with a quote and then commentary upon it. And then proceed with prose about a weak point I saw in Hoppe's system of society....

Local Government

Response by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Monday, June 1, 2009 ----- Original Message ----- From: John Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:57 PM Subject: The First Leftists The First Leftists The entirety of this essay appears in Essays on Liberty, (volume 1, 1952, page 38). The...

Fiat Money vs. Gold Standard

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND2/20/2011 From: John H. To: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 5:57 PM Subject: 2-hour video: "The Secret of Oz" - best documentary of 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swkq2E8mswI How history (since Rome) has been...

Market Driven Government

By Thomas Lee Abshier, ND8/8/2008 ----- Original Message ----- From: John To: <Thomas Lee Abshier, ND> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 2:25 PM Subject: How a society could work without government I thought you might enjoy reading the attached essay below (heavily...

Critique of Utopianism (Socialism)

by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 5/28/2010 From: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 11:39 PM To: John Subject: Looking Backward John, I've spent a few hours today reading the book you recommended, “Looking Backward”, published in 1888, which you said is the...

Ayn Rand & Freedom

Ayn Rand & Freedom By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 1/16/2011 A friend of Tom's from sent the video link of Mike Wallace interviewing Ayn Rand in 1958.  I think Tom hit the nail on the head with his critique of Libertarianism in his comparison of it with the...

A System of Selfish Greed

By: Ayn Rand Commentary by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 7/16/2011 -----Original Message-----From: John Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 9:05 PM To: Thomas Lee Abshier Subject: Ayn Rand on YouTube Tom, I came across these 3 videos as posts on Facebook. After watching them, I...

Meritocracy vs. Aristocracy

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND7/08/2008 "As our president bears no resemblance to a king so we shall see the Senate has no similitude to nobles. First, not being hereditary, their collective knowledge, wisdom, and virtue are not precarious. For by these qualities alone...

Inalienable Rights

By Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Sunday, April 19, 2009 7:00 AM The writer of the piece below confronts the issue of standing up to defend our inalienable rights, but he does not explore the origin or limits of those rights.  The choice of the word, “inalienable” implies...

Prohibition And Legalization

Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 10/23/2009 Today on the Fox Business News, High Noon segment, the commentators considered the issue of legalizing medical marijuana.  They argued that legalization would lower the crime rate by reducing incentives for gang and organized crime,...

The Reluctant Anarchist

(Quotes from SOBRAN’S, December 2002, pages 3–6) by Tom Sobran: Entire essay found at: www.sobran.com/reluctant.html Commentary by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 10/1/2010 Thomas This argument assumes that the state will inevitably, unavoidably, necessarily, logically,...

The Implied Social Contract

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 10/31/2010 Introduction and Summary: The implied social contract is that having been born in a nation, that we have an obligation to follow the laws of the land.  John (in an email thread below) makes the following statement, “No human or...

Justification for War

by Thomas Lee Abshier, ND11/23/2010 ----- Original Message ----- From: John To: Thomas Lee Abshier Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 2:04 PM Subject: Fwd: The War Party Vs. Rand Paul FYI.... John ‹(•¿•)› Subject: The War Party Vs. Rand Paul Justin Raimondo...

Liberty: God’s Gift to Humanity

By: Chana B. Cox  (Author) http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Humanity-Chana-B-Cox/dp/0739114425 Review by W. Collier: Liberty: God's Gift to Humanity (Paperback) If you're confused by the partisan wrangling between conservatives and liberals in the U.S.; if you wonder why...

Self Interest as a False god

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 03/16/2014 From: John H. Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 10:17 AM To: 'Thomas Lee Abshier, ND' Subject: Interesting thought experiment Here’s a test: “I’m holding a baby in one hand, and a petri dish holding an embryo in the other. I going to...

Nation Building

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 11/26/2010 Overview: The following is a short development of the next point in the theory of how to return America to prosperity. The key is giving, short term sacrifice, teaching righteous law and government, and the unemployed working to...

Fair Trade

by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 4/25/2004 Dear Thomas, I have a great concern for the economic future of the United States. The source of all wealth is production. All other jobs service that production or service those who benefit from that production. The policies of our...

War And Nations

By Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 6/16/2009 Voltaire said, “There is nothing I hate so much as war.”  Such is the only sentiment a sane man could hold.  To hate the blood, guts, and pain is more than rational, it is visceral.  But, we do not talk of extolling the virtues of...

Personhood & Corporations

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 6/20/2009 From: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND Subject: personhood for corporations as the problem. To: "Charles"Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 12:16 AM I had an interesting talk with my liberal friend, Jonathan, today.  He believes that the decay...

The Creature from Jekyll Island

The Creature from Jekyll Island (Transcript of YouTube Video) By: G. Edward Griffin Commentary by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND July 15, 2009 GEG: The Federal Reserve System is a strange creature; it is easier to say what it is not than what it is.  Most people think it is...