Category: The Radical Moderate

Praising the Platypus.

October 26, 2022

Conservatism: the holding of political views that favor free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas.Liberalism: a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.Contrarianism: a practice of opposing or rejecting popular opinion, or more minimally, a practice of always interrogating current practices.Non-Conformism: practicing behaviors or holding views that … More Praising the Platypus.

The Wages of Fallacy

January 28, 2021

It’s been awhile since I last spouted off about political philosophy, but something recently reminded me and I remembered a Radical Moderate topic I wanted to bring up some time: the evils of fallacies. A quick recap of my Radical Moderate philosophy revolving around recognizing what I call The Syllogism when I see it at … More The Wages of Fallacy

Here We Are Again.

November 8, 2017

It’s happened again, and will happen again. And we mourn, and then we fight over what to do about it. On one side, many voices call for gun bans and confiscations of specific classes of guns. They read from the Gospel of the New York Times: “America’s elected leaders offer prayers for gun victims and … More Here We Are Again.

Imagine. Please.

December 31, 2016

So this is it. The end of another year. And I’ve got to admit, I can’t remember one when we have been more divided as a community (I’m speaking of my American readers here). The 2016 Election was the most rancorous election cycle in living memory. The two major parties and their electorates increasingly view … More Imagine. Please.

The Radical Moderate 5: “Choose! Choose the form of the Destructor!”

November 5, 2016

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”  (H. L. Mencken) I promised myself I was going to let this election season go by without putting my political opinion out there. Because it really doesn’t matter what I think. Alas, I find it … More The Radical Moderate 5: “Choose! Choose the form of the Destructor!”