Rational Nation USA

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Liberty -vs- Tyranny Not to pat myself on the back but I have been saying for the last forty years to anyone who will listen that history is important. The knowledge and understanding of history is critically important if a society is to preserve its culture and heritage.. Back in the early 70's when I was in college I recall a competent history teacher telling me of the efforts {even at that time} to revise actual historical fact. He called it revisionist history and he told me there was a definite cultural and ideological force behind it. As I recall he said it was the march of the progressive movement. Whatever it may be David McCullough's article in the WSJ is spot on. 'We're raising young people who are, by and large, historically illiterate," David McCullough tells me on a recent afternoon in a quiet meeting room at the Boston Public Library. Having lectured at more ...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Liberty -vs- Tyranny It appears as the progressive movement in America will take care of its own. Almost immediately after Anthony Weiner resigned his congressional seat Larry Flynt, founder of Hustler magazine, was there to offer the pervert a cushy job with Flynt Management Group, LLC at a salary exceeding that of his congressional take. T he Huffington Post Mr. Weiner: After having learned of your sudden and compelled resignation from your Congressional post, I would like to make you an offer of employment at Flynt Management Group, LLC in our Internet group. As a Congressman, you are known for your intensity and perseverance. I believe that this attitude, combined with your service in the House of Representatives' Committee on Energy and Commerce, will make you a valuable asset to this corporation. This offer is not made in jest. To show our sincerity, Flynt Management Group, LLC is wi...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism The complete intolerance of many on the left for anyone who dares think and act differently that the prescribed leftist dogma continues. Apparently racism is alive and well in the progressive movement. h/t:  Breitbart TV "Like every other form of collectivism, racism is a quest for the unearned. It is a quest for automatic knowledge--for an automatic evaluation of a mans character that bypasses the responsibility of exercising rational or moral judgement--and, above all, a quest for an automatic self esteem (or pseudo-self-esteem)."  Ayn Rand Lexicon More at The Lonely Conservative . Cross posted at the Left Coast Rebel Via: Memeorandum

We have more laws than we had 100 years ago, but we're less safe, less happy, and less free Democrat and Republican Progressive rodents have nibbled away at our freedoms for over 100 years now.   John Stossel writes : It's become easier to get into trouble. We've become a nation of a million rules. Not the kind of bottom-up rules that people generate through voluntary associations. Those are fine. I mean imposed, top-down rules formed in the brains of meddling bureaucrats who think they know better than we how to manage our lives. Its always in the name of safety, security, equality, etc.  Meanwhile, Congress exempts itself from the laws it piles on us mere mortals while democratic voters cheer the trampling of our constitution. It hit me a few months ago when the Supreme Court struck down Chicago's unconstitutional gun ban. Dictator Daily declared he would just rewrite the law.  I wrote a blog post featuring Ted Nugent declaring “ Don’t.  Tread.  O...

By: Les Carpenter III Rational Nation USA I am basically a mild mannered and respectful conservative Libertarian. Having spent almost my entire working life coaching, and yes depending on the integrity and abilities of others to accomplish the goal, whatever it may have been, I realize the greatest successes come from dedicated  INDIVIDUALS   in pursuit of a common goal. Leadership is nothing more than recognizing, and tapping into, the potential of the individual in pursuit of a goal. The best leaders are always the most humble. The ones with a vision of a better tomorrow. The ones you would follow to hell and back because they are willing to risk their creature comforts to lead. They are the FIRST to give and the last to receive. You all know the type. The ones who lead by example, yet willingly give credit to those who put themselves on the firing line day in and day out. The people who have always been, and alw...