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Classical Liberalism vs Modern Liberalism (Socialism) — A Primer by Miguel A. Faria, MD

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The term “liberal” originally stemmed from the human quest for free inquiry and the study of the liberal arts. Aristotle explained that the greatest pleasure a free man could possess is to have the economic means to indulge himself in the study of nature, books, science (philosophy) — and the liberals arts, rather than to […]

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Stalin, Communists, and Fatal Statistics

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“One death is a tragedy; a million is a statistic,” said Joseph Stalin (1879-1953). It is estimated that between 20 to 40 million people, mostly Russians, were killed by Stalin during his dictatorship (1924-1953). Stalin, the Soviet dictator, not only exterminated purported “enemies of the peoples” but also liquidated almost the entire slate of communist

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The Political Spectrum (Part I): The Totalitarian Left from Communism to Social Democracy

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The “Right” versus “Left” convenient but capricious political arrangement came from the seating position of delegates to the National Assembly during the French Revolution, but it is at times a confusing concept and too often subject to media and academic bias and even misinformation. I have found it easier to have a political spectrum based

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Faria: Political Consensus, Gridlock, and Socialism

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Now that the Republicans with Tea Party assistance have won the House of Representatives by a landslide, we are hearing a lot of cries from the Democrats and their minions in the media about the need for ending “gridlock” and establishing bipartisan consensus! We are told almost daily by the mass media that the American

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Faria: Freedom versus Equality (Part I)

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In the summer of 1787, as the Founders, led by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, concluded the drafting of the momentous Constitution of these United States, a Philadelphia lady at the steps of Independence Hall, asked, “Mr [Ben] Franklin, what kind of government have you given us?” He retorted, “a Republic, ma’am if you can

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Faria: Opening Trade with Cuba and Letting the US Taxpayers Foot the Bill!

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Much of the recent discussion among both Democrat and Republican members of Congress regarding the need to lift the travel ban and end the U.S. embargo of Cuba has revolved around the possibility of selling millions of dollars in agricultural products to Cuba. These politicians conveniently forget that the Castro brothers are dictators of the

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Classical Liberalism vs Modern Liberalism (Socialism) — A Primer by Miguel A. Faria, MD

Stalin, Communists, and Fatal Statistics

The Political Spectrum (Part I): The Totalitarian Left from Communism to Social Democracy

Faria: Political Consensus, Gridlock, and Socialism

Faria: Freedom versus Equality (Part I)

Faria: Opening Trade with Cuba and Letting the US Taxpayers Foot the Bill!

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