5.2 Mudsill America part 2
Harriet Flud Hampton (1823-1848) 1. Spring ILR (Institute for Learning in Retirement) is here. I’m taking three classes and teaching one. I may not be able to write one post a week. I’ll do...
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5.1 Mudsill America part 1
James Henry Hammond Ancient Athens produced philosophies and plays on morality that continue to shape our values and laws. Athens flourished on the labor of its slave population (15-40% varying over time). With the...
4.7 America Was Founded On Two Rivers part 7
The Bill of Rights submitted to the states for ratification had twelve amendments. The amendment preventing any increase in compensation from taking effect until after the next House election was rejected. It became the...
4.6 America Was Founded On Two Rivers part 6
Virginia was a Southern, slave holding state with a continental style government: semi monarch and aristocrats. It seems inconsistent that it would refuse to ratify the Constitution without an accompanying bill of rights. its...
4.3 America Was Founded On Two Rivers part 3
During the War of 1812 Britain offered freedom, land, and relocation to slaves who escaped to British lines and took arms against the colonists. Armed by the British, over 4,000 former slaves, the Black...
4.2 America Was Founded On Two Rivers part 2
“There is a Party slogan dealing with the control of the past,” he said. “Repeat it if you please.” “Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” Repeated...
4.1 America Was Founded On Two Rivers part 1
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”, (George Santayana).1 “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”, (Winston Churchill). “A generation which ignores history has no...
3.7 Do People Hold a Right to Exist? Part 7
I expected to present the constraints on private property in two posts. Although readers may have quickly understood, I prattled on because they identify the obligations that come with the protection and benefits belonging...
3.6 Do People Hold a Right to Exist? Part 6
The previous post (3.5) addressed the first two constraints on private property: (1) Foregone opportunities and (2) externalized costs (externalized negatives). This post addresses (3) The “Tragedy of the Commons”. I’ll cover (4) the...
3.5 Do People Hold a Right to Exist Part 5
Returning to Hobbes’ “war of all against all” emphasizes a basic point. Private property is a social invention. Without a community to support and defend private property, everything would belong to whomever is strong...
