Green Perry’s mellifluous language and arguments in his letter almost makes one hope socialism does triumph globally and stops all the evils of capitalism. What a soporific! First of all, the top six countries he mentioned, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and France, started from a higher economic base than most of the world […]
Capitalism’s money and guns saved socialism Read More »
“A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.”Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism, 1709 For the past several months an unexpectedly ongoing and curious religious debate has been raging on the Opinion pages of my local newspaper,
There are many ways to assess a civilization. It all depends on your point of view. Some people believe we are advancing. These people point to a woman’s “freedom to choose,” more “rights” for those accused of crimes, and greater “tolerance.” Other people believe we are declining. These people point to nearly a million babies killed
Note: The article below, written years ago provided one of several springboard for my narrative for chapters in my book, Controversies in Medicine and Neuroscience: Through the Prism of History, Neurobiology, and Bioethics (2023), which of course provided much more information on this topic, not only in neurobiology but also on the history, politics, and
Note: The article below, written years ago provided one of several springboard for my narrative for chapters in my book, Controversies in Medicine and Neuroscience: Through the Prism of History, Neurobiology, and Bioethics (2023), which of course provided much more information on this topic, not only in neurobiology but also on the history, politics, and
Religious morality in Western civilization — Part I: The twin pillars of the West Read More »
“A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling ‘Stop!’ “— William F. Buckley, Jr. In the context of my article on this subject,[1] I have been asked if there is also a classical versus modern conservatism paradigm similar to the classical versus modern liberalism, and was invited to write an article about
The historical meaning of political conservatism by Miguel A. Faria, MD Read More »
