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Nation to Nation Parental Relationship

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 2/11/2011 Tom,  I read your latest essay and haven’t had a chance to digest and write a reply. But I...

Rebelling Against the Egyptian Dictatorship

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 02/04/2011 This following essay is in response to an article by Lew Rockwell, a Libertarian writer, on the uprising of...

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....

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...

The Importance of Asking the Right Questions

Scouting Award Speech by Clayton M. Christensen June 11, 2009 I am honored that, in the words of the hosts of the NPR program “Car...

Addiction to Power & Control

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 9/6/2009 Summary: This essay examines power from the perspective that men pursue power to satisfy a desire for power itself....

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...

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...

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...

The Morality of State Administered Force

By: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND 11/11/2010 John (quote from email correspondence below): “I would say that the only area where you and I *might* disagree...