The following “goes without saying” – until I change my mind, at least.
Church and State
- In a regime of strict separation of Church and state, as the state gets bigger, the Church gets smaller. (I need no other reason to be a small-government conservative.)
- “Put not your trust in princes, in sons of men in whom there is no salvation.” Psalm 146:3.
- American Exceptionalism is bad politics and, worse, bad theology.
- Culture war ≠ spiritual warfare.
Church Without State
- Repent.
- If you’re trying to do the minimum God requires, you’re not doing the minimum that God requires.
Economics
- “The consumer society is in fact the most efficient mechanism ever devised for the creation and distribution of unhappiness.” Lord Jonathon Sacks, chief rabbi of Great Britain.
- If it’s “too big to fail,” break it up into harmless little pieces (or be forever subject to economic blackmail).
- No nation ever got rich selling each other burgers, Girl Scout Cookies, and raffle tickets.
- You have no obligation to buy stuff you don’t need for the sake of the economy.
The Culture
- Petroleum is going away. How, then, should we live?
- Turn off the damned television set.
- Instead of a “bucket list,” try to have a “life.”
- Sex is optional.
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