The reshaping and redefining of America -- Money: the real opiate of the masses -- The political weapon of choice: the U.S. tax code -- The perks & privileges of the political class -- The cancer of progressivism -- Is it a rising or a setting sun? -- The 9.12 project -- The 9 principles -- The 12 values -- Let your journey begin here -- Additional reading -- Thomas Paine's Common sense: Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English constitution -- Of monarchy and hereditary succession -- Thoughts on the present state of American affairs -- Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections.
Summary:
Revisits Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" in light of contemporary American issues, and suggests that some of the very freedoms given as reasons that independence was first necessary are again in jeopardy.
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