Category Archives: News, Politics and Culture

Social Security: Strengthened the Country, or Sapped its Initative?

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Jeff Block

In a recent post, Brad put forth the idea that our country is what it is (extremely strong and extremely powerful) in part because it has effectively blended capitalism and socialism.  As I understand it, he argues that socialism has … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Politics and Culture | Tagged , , | 25 Comments

George Bush’s Fatal Flaw

Posted on November 9, 2006 by Jeff Block

  Everybody has an opinion about President George Bush.  Most liberals view him as rigid and intractable, incompetent, stupid, a poor communicator, dishonest, a cowboy, etc.  I’ve also talked to many conservatives for whom he can do no wrong… a … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, News, Politics and Culture | 5 Comments

Election Sweep

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Jeff Block

Piling on to the other billion people already talking about this today, I figured I need to weigh in.  First of all, in case you missed it, the Democrats took control of the entire congress yesterday. Of the 435 seats in … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Politics and Culture | 7 Comments

San Francisco Values

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Jeff Block

Bill O’Reilly recent coined a new term, “San Francisco Values“.  His intention in using this term is to describe the kinds of “far left” or “extremely liberal” values shared by many in ultra-liberal areas of the country like San Francisco. … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Politics and Culture | 16 Comments

John Kerry’s Remarks

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Jeff Block

I know this has been all over the media, and I know it’s a bit aged now that Ted Haggard has taken center stage.  But I wanted to weigh in with a few thoughts… What happened?  In a recent commencement … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, News, Politics and Culture | 10 Comments

Do We Really Need Public Broadcasting?

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Jeff Block

Media is one of the most significant forces of the 21st century.  From radio to television to newspapers to movies to magazines to the blogosphere, the average person spends a great deal of time being influenced by the media — … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Politics and Culture | Tagged , , , , , | 10 Comments