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The growing void in the Filipino psyche where substance could have thrived

October 7, 2015 Add 38 Comments

“The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.” — The History of Freedom in Antiquity, 1877 THE TYRANNY OF THE MAJORITY Alexis de Tocqueville coined the term: “tyranny of the majority”, and Lord Acton,…

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Stop Drinking the Obama Kool-Aid!

September 10, 2012 Hector Gamboa 34 Comments

Let me start with a nice funny story to lighten things up a bit before I get down to some serious stuff. This story was forwarded to me by a good friend of mine. Here it goesâ€¦ Recently, while I was working in the flower beds in the front yard, my neighbors stopped to chat…

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Atlas Shrugged, Part One: The Reviews Are In!

April 24, 2011 BenK 4 Comments

After reading a quick note on the ARCHN blog that suggested the long-awaited movie adaptation of Ayn Randâ€™s pedestrian opus Atlas Shrugged is proving to be something a bit less than a runaway box office hit, I decided Iâ€™d better take a look at what the critics were saying about it. The following are some…

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