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Latest Blog Posts for Clio's Lessons
- Donald Trump's Policies - Part 6, Gun ControlI’ve really struggled with the timing of this article. I was prepared to write it before the Orlando murders, but the rhetorical and political fallout caused me to pause. Typically after a situation like Orlando anger-filled hatred is spewed across...
- Donald Trump's Policies - Part Five, Tax ReformI hold the Libertarian philosophy, so, my bottom line position on taxes is that they’re theft, and no one in the Liberty movement said it better than Murray Rothbard. That being the case, the best tax reform is to repudiate them, as Rothbard said.
- Donald Trump's Policies - Part 4, Veteran's Administration Reformson May 24, 2016 in Donald Trump Economics Election Government Health Care Military Politics President Trump VA Veteran's AdministrationToday’s review, though perhaps I don’t know everything about the VA, is an area that I feel I know a bit more from a personal standpoint. My father served in the Navy, and for a time I received medical care through Navy doctors. Granted, much has...
- Donald Trump's Policies - Part Four, Veteran's Administration Reformson May 24, 2016 in Donald Trump Economics Election Government Health Care Military Politics President Trump VA Veteran's AdministrationToday’s review, though perhaps I don’t know everything about the VA, is an area that I feel I know a bit more from a personal standpoint. My father served in the Navy, and for a time I received medical care through Navy doctors. Granted, much has...
- Donald Trump's Policies - Part Three, US-China Trade Reformon May 23, 2016 in China Donald Trump Economics Election Free Market Government Politics President Trade WarDonald Trump seems to be against war, and on the face of it that is a great foreign policy to have. But does he really believe that he can be against war, and still maintain the rhetoric he has against countries like China? Warmongers have often poin...
- Donald Trump's Policies - Part Two, Healthcareon May 20, 2016 in Donald Trump Economics Government Health Care Politics President Presidential Elections TrumpHealthcare seems to be my generation’s hot-topic. Every election that I can well remember since Bush vs. Clinton has made it a pressing issue. Each President since at least Lyndon B. Johnson has done something to tweak it and thereby tie medicine t...
- Donald Trump's Policies - Part One, the Wall.on May 19, 2016 in Donald Trump Economics Government Immigration Mexico Patriot Act Politics President United StatesMy wife and I have been discussing politics and economics for a few months now. I have Donald Trump to thank for this. Before his candidacy, I could never get her to listen to Tom Woods, Brion McClanahan, Jason Stapleton, or even consider reading any...
- A Little Vexillology, Symbolism, Legal Precedent, and a Little ThoughtSo much happened last week (6/21-6/27/15) that it's hard for one to properly process it all. I certainly cannot process it all, but I do have a few thoughts, if they're worth anything. I'll try to keep it short, but depending upon which viewpoint one...
- Middle Assyrian Empire, Part 4 - Highs and LowsTukulti-ninurta's reign was certainly a high point in Assyrian history. His son, Ashur-nadin-apli, on the other hand, was the beginning of a low point for the Assyrians, who were just assuming the title of dominant world empire. Ashur-nadin-apli d...
- The Middle Assyrian Empire, Part 3 - Tukulti-Ninurta Ion Aug 4, 2014 in Ancient History Assyria Babylon Elam Hittites Kassites Mesopotamia Tukulti-Ninurta IThe Middle Assyrian Empire continued to grow mightily under Tukulti-Ninurta I, who acceded his father Shalmaneser I ca. 1244 BC. He was immediately thrust into a heated situation with the Hittites, who under king Tudhaliya IV continued to pose a seri...
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