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Abortion | The Proving Ground Ep. 1
In the first episode of The Proving Ground, Jacob and Richie dissect the best and worst arguments on each side of the abortion debate. Who do you think is right? We won't tell you what to think, just how to argue for it better. Show Notes:...
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The Progressive Roadmap to Total Control
For progressives, progress means only one direction: further Left. And further Left means more and more government, granting them more and more power and control to implement their Utopian vision. Because you can't simply force your Brave New World onto a free people,...
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The Shifting Center of the Modern Left
This submission comes from an anonymous reader In the increasing hostility of American politics, conservatives are often stumped by how to combat the Left in open debate. One tactic used by the Left is shifting the goalposts. In order to fight back against this...
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The Supreme Law of the Land
True or false: the Constitution alone is the supreme law of the land, not subsequent federal laws or anything else. In other words, if a federal law comes into conflict with the Constitution, do judges have a duty to overturn the unconstitutional law? If you ask this...
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Response to “Why Libertarians Are Wrong”
On Sunday, I came across an article written by Daniel McCarthy for Spectator USA, entitled “Why Libertarians Are Wrong.” As a conservative with strong libertarian leanings and an interest in philosophy, I eagerly clicked on the link to see some philosophical heavy...
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Liberals and Libertarians Can Be Pro-Life Too
When people hear that I'm pro-life, they immediately assume that I'm a conservative. They happen to be right. I'm not embarrassed by my ideology, but I am sad that most people perceive the pro-life movement as limited to a single point on the ideological spectrum. I...
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The Problem with Pragmatism
I am an ideologue. More specifically, I'm a conservative. I adhere to an ideology that treasures individual freedom and voluntary social morality. While some might use the term “ideologue” to degrade a belief system as dogmatic or self-righteous, I'm proud of the...
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Maximizing Freedom: The Conservative Standard
The current political climate and the many political discussions I find myself in have me constantly going back to fundamental principles and examining what I believe and why I believe it. There are so many labels that get thrown around with so many different meanings...
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Has Trump Improved His Rhetoric? | Episode 51 of The New Guards Podcast
Richie addresses a fundamental misconception about our style of government. Next, is Trump on the right track to win Richie's vote in 2020? Finally, if you want to listen to awesome music by a band that won't back down from a conservative position, check out...
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