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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
This Fourth of July, Remember the Promise (and Price) of Liberty
Recall those who embraced the rhetoric of liberty and continued to plant the seeds for prosperity and the document which inspired it, on this July Fourth.
Why the Fourth of July Belongs to Thomas Jefferson
More than any other man or woman, July 4 belongs to Thomas Jefferson. As the principal author of the charter that proclaimed America’s independence and the reasons that impelled it, his spirit and his words are essentially what we celebrate on this day. That such praise is not deemed “politically correct” in some quarters and may even evoke hostility in others is not a pleasant commentary on the state of current political dialogue. A kind of intertemporal bigotry is loose in the land. It prompts the virtue-signaling self-righteous to judge people of the past against the conventions of today. Isn’t it strange that evolution is accepted (to one degree or another) as natural in the biological world but often not in the realm of human thought? If two and a half centuries ago a man committed what was widely regarded as normal in the day but is now considered abhorrent, then no matter how much he may have done to hasten the wrong’s demise, to an intertemporal bigot he’s persona non grata at best. Thomas Jefferson wasn’t perfect. And neither are his critics. They should hope that across their entire lives, they might accomplish for liberty what Jefferson achieved in a few weeks of literary genius. He marshaled the English language on behalf of ideas, and they sparked liberty’s loudest thunderclap in human history.
Can We Celebrate a Flawed Nation? Yes!
Rightly done, the festivities of the 4th of July are part of a modern ritual to remind ourselves and our children of the forward-looking hope and aspiration for freedom and justice that is woven into America’s DNA.
Why You Should Read “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” to Your Kids
In what is considered one of the greatest abolitionist speeches, Frederick Douglass presented “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society in New York on July 5, 1852.
This Fourth of July, Remember the Promise (and Price) of Liberty
Recall those who embraced the rhetoric of liberty and continued to plant the seeds for prosperity and the document which inspired it, on this July Fourth.
Why the Fourth of July Belongs to Thomas Jefferson
More than any other man or woman, July 4 belongs to Thomas Jefferson. As the principal author of the charter that proclaimed America’s independence and the reasons that impelled it, his spirit and his words are essentially what we celebrate on this day. That such praise is not deemed “politically correct” in some quarters and may even evoke hostility in others is not a pleasant commentary on the state of current political dialogue. A kind of intertemporal bigotry is loose in the land. It prompts the virtue-signaling self-righteous to judge people of the past against the conventions of today. Isn’t it strange that evolution is accepted (to one degree or another) as natural in the biological world but often not in the realm of human thought? If two and a half centuries ago a man committed what was widely regarded as normal in the day but is now considered abhorrent, then no matter how much he may have done to hasten the wrong’s demise, to an intertemporal bigot he’s persona non grata at best. Thomas Jefferson wasn’t perfect. And neither are his critics. They should hope that across their entire lives, they might accomplish for liberty what Jefferson achieved in a few weeks of literary genius. He marshaled the English language on behalf of ideas, and they sparked liberty’s loudest thunderclap in human history.
Can We Celebrate a Flawed Nation? Yes!
Rightly done, the festivities of the 4th of July are part of a modern ritual to remind ourselves and our children of the forward-looking hope and aspiration for freedom and justice that is woven into America’s DNA.
Why You Should Read “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” to Your Kids
In what is considered one of the greatest abolitionist speeches, Frederick Douglass presented “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society in New York on July 5, 1852.
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from Mises Institute
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED
America's Libertarian Revolution
With the beginning of the American Revolutionary War at the outbreak of Lexington and Concord, two truths about the Revolution already stand out clearly. One is that the Revolution was genuinely and enthusiastically supported by the great majority of the American population. It was a true people's war against British rule. The American rebels could certainly not have concluded the first successful war of national liberation in history, a war against the world's greatest naval and military power, unless they had commanded the support of the American people. As David Ramsay, the first great historian of the American Revolution, put it in 1789: "The War was the people's war…the exertions of the army would have been insufficient to effect the revolution, unless the great body of the people had been prepared for it, and also kept in a constant disposition to oppose Great Britain."
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED
America's Libertarian Revolution
With the beginning of the American Revolutionary War at the outbreak of Lexington and Concord, two truths about the Revolution already stand out clearly. One is that the Revolution was genuinely and enthusiastically supported by the great majority of the American population. It was a true people's war against British rule. The American rebels could certainly not have concluded the first successful war of national liberation in history, a war against the world's greatest naval and military power, unless they had commanded the support of the American people. As David Ramsay, the first great historian of the American Revolution, put it in 1789: "The War was the people's war…the exertions of the army would have been insufficient to effect the revolution, unless the great body of the people had been prepared for it, and also kept in a constant disposition to oppose Great Britain."
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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Trump, Social Science and Media Bias
A dubious study finds a correlation between Russian troll activity and his 2016 polls
Popular attention can drive career advancement in academia. The media’s desire to delegitimize the 2016 election has created an extremely high demand for questionable work that can confirm reporters’ prejudices under the guise of science. By empowering foreign governments and spreading distrust in U.S. institutions, such shoddy reporting is likely to do a lot more long-term damage than a million retweets, never mind 25,000 a week.
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from The Wall Street Journal
Trump, Social Science and Media Bias
A dubious study finds a correlation between Russian troll activity and his 2016 polls
Popular attention can drive career advancement in academia. The media’s desire to delegitimize the 2016 election has created an extremely high demand for questionable work that can confirm reporters’ prejudices under the guise of science. By empowering foreign governments and spreading distrust in U.S. institutions, such shoddy reporting is likely to do a lot more long-term damage than a million retweets, never mind 25,000 a week.
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