By The American Contemporary Taxes; A word that strikes fear into any heart. Regardless of your political affiliation, creed, ethnicity, or morality, we are all united in our general distaste for taxes. Though we may loath them, they represent a necessary evil for any sufficiently developed state to survive. Even if a nation were …
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By The American Contemporary The age-old proverb, ‘Birds of a feather flock together’, speaks truth to a fundamental and natural aspect of the human condition. That is, people across cultures and time have tended to associate preferentially with those who share similarities to one’s own viewpoints, beliefs, and cultures. Of course that is not …
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By The American Contemporary Libertarianism is a broad descriptive with a wide range of potential definitions, depending mostly on the circumstances it is used and the individual asked. Though in its most basic sense, libertarianism is a philosophy which prioritizes the rights of the individual over the needs of the state. As a matter of …
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By The American Contemporary Fundamentalism, as it pertains to politics, views the nature of a state’s survival as precarious. That is, the rule of law for every nation, established at the founding of each unique state using some form of agreement and/or documentation, is only held together by the collective agreement of those who live …
Fundamentalism Commentary: A State Too Far Removed Read More »