A Letter about ‘Freedom’ and Christianity
…non-state institutions in my own writing], are ‘mediating institutions’ between the individual and the state that help to restrain both the individual and the state. There is some truth to…
…non-state institutions in my own writing], are ‘mediating institutions’ between the individual and the state that help to restrain both the individual and the state. There is some truth to…
…acceptable in its current form. The main point of dividing the state was to relieve the far northern and Gold Country counties of the burden of Bay Area rule. [Actually,…
…the individual, the state, and for conservatives the market, expand to protect us from the arational [as Fukuyama calls them] spheres of authority, which is to say, religion, social communities,…
…my taxes as an act of philanthropy or charity. It is my fee for enjoying the protections of the state, good and bad. And if a small bit of my…
…have left the state that this may be the majority view among the whites of the coastal part of the state. But the rest of the population has no enthusiasm…
…taxes will start to decrease government revenues rather than increase them. BTW, at the state level, our California income tax is too progressive and dependent on the wealthy, and that…
…Fukuyama’s Political Order series the belief that ALL levels of government are The State. City Hall is The State. Despite its private covenant origins, the Home Owners Association [and 80%…
…people will leave the state rather than try to stretch their commute any farther; there are plenty of places in America where they can find the house they want a…
…an important part of God’s character is justice; and justice implies a limit to what those in authority can do; particularly the state, for which justice is the chief end….
…elected from the states, so it is as close to the people as the state capitals, which are farther than Washington; and Representatives are elected by district, which puts them…