Trumpism is simply the inevitable result of a century-long expansion of federal authority and the centralizing of power in the US Presidency.
The Democratic Agenda
Anyone who is seriously contemplating giving Democrats the wheels of government in order to defeat Trump and Trumpism should be doing so with a clear understanding of the Democratic agenda.
Matters of the Heart | Part 7 – Final Points and Conclusion
To conclude this series on abortion, I offer a few final points followed by my overall conclusion:
Matters of the Heart | Part 6 – Abortion and the Non-Aggression Principle
In 1973, when the beginning of life was a mostly theocratic and philosophical question, the non-aggression principle perhaps demanded unrestricted access to legal abortions. But in 2020, evidences of life in the womb have become a scientific fact. This demands a reevaluation of the rights of an unborn child.
Matters of the Heart | Part 5 – The Right to Choose and Fetal Non-Personhood
Americans are fundamentally live-and-let-live people, so “The Right to Choose” is a strong and persuasive argument. But, it relies heavily on the concept of fetal non-personhood. For if a fetus, at any stage, were to be considered human life, the fetus would be entitled to the same rights of life and liberty as the mother.
Matters of the Heart | Part 4 – The Inevitability Argument
Pro-Abortion activists have long argued that abortions will happen regardless if it is legal or not. But such an assertion sidesteps the veritable industry that abortion has become.
The ERA and Democrat Shibboleths
Democrats tend to worship at the altar of cultural shibboleths and attack dissent from anyone, including their own, with enough viciousness to make a Charlottesville protester blush.
The House Votes to Lift the Ratification Deadline for the ERA
House Democrats take steps to revive a century-year-old effort to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution.
Bernie Sanders Says Pro-Life Democrats Aren’t Welcome
There’s no big tent approach with Bernie and the Democratic Party, at least as far as pro-life voters go.
Matters of the Heart | Part 3 – The Poverty Argument
A major plank of the legal abortion argument has always been that it would decrease poverty. It’s now been several decades since Roe v. Wade, and the numbers don’t hold up.