“Congress later dubbed the American Peace Mobilization ‘one of the most seditious organizations which ever operated in the United States,’ ‘one of the most notorious and blatantly Communist fronts ever organized in this country,’ and an ‘instrument of the Communist Party line.’ And yet, the American Peace Mobilization had more success with peace-loving, turn-the-other-cheek Christians than any other group. Some did learn, but many did not.”

“[T]hese liberals were repulsed by the Soviet promise of an earthly utopia. The Bolsheviks created their own gods in their own image, repeating that first sin: Ye shall be as gods. This included John Dewey, father of modern American public education. Interestingly, Dewey was initially duped by the Soviets, who adored his educational work…. To his credit, the professor eventually saw the light, becoming a staunch critic of Stalin. It took Dewey a few years, but he came around. I think Dewey’s own earlier departure from the faith numbed his awareness of the evil staring him in the face.”

Professor of political science and fellow for American Studies with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College—Dr. Marvin Folkertsma—offers a frame of reference, but also some advice, for those who wish to survey the current political landscape: “The larger public needs to be reminded that taking or regulating banks, health insurance, automobile companies, and (if the EPA has its way) nearly every pot, puddle, and breath of air in the country, is not in keeping with America’s traditional understanding of constitutional boundaries. And yet, the ruling class, with its fits of labeling, launches into tirades against these Constitution-citing Americans, accusing them of fascism. Go figure.”

is coming January 1, 2011
We will all be a lot poorer.
via the Wall Street Journal

From Heritage…

Raising Taxes Destroys Jobs

professor of political science and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College—Dr. Paul Kengor—explains, “I understand Carter’s point, and his suspicions. In fact, this wasn’t the only realm where Kennedy opposed Carter. The rest of the story is far more disturbing.” This is an “important area,” Dr. Kengor concludes, “where I’d like to defend President Carter. Carter hasn’t had many defenders on this score, given that he dared to criticize a political saint to Democrats, the late senator Ted Kennedy.”

A clip from last night’s debate between Linda McMahon and Dick Blumenthal.

Greg Hengler from Townhall observes, “This question should be asked to all Democrats, starting with our president.”

via Fox News: Sept. 24, 2010:House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill (AP).
This week, both the U.S. House and Senate adjourned without holding a vote on extending the Bush Tax Rates.  The fact is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to allow the vote to take place because 47 Democrats sided [...]

“It shows, at great length, how the extreme left—namely the communist left—deliberately, cynically exploited the softer left, primarily progressives / liberals; the latter were unaware of the communists’ true, full intentions, or even that the communists were communists. … That said, not everyone on the liberal left was duped…. My heroes in the book are the liberal Democrats who weren’t suckered, or who, once fooled, repented, admitted their mistakes, and, in some cases, became excellent anti-communists. Really, this book is for liberals. I hope they will read it.”

By Dr. Paul Kengor
As posted at The Center for Vision and Values
It has been almost 50 years since Milton Friedman, Nobel economist, released his classic, Capitalism and Freedom. The book has slowly slipped from my course syllabus, not to mention that of the political elite. And why not? What Friedman said is now obvious. Surely, [...]

“”Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good [...]