Tag Archives: independence

Consider the 9th Amendment for gun rights

Posted on March 28, 2013 by paulbrodie

A good friend of mine is currently pursuing a law degree through the Vermont Law School. He and I were discussing gun control/gun rights a few days ago in the context of my simple allegorical novelette, The Building Blocks (never miss … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawing, Opinion, Thought expansion | Tagged 2nd amendment, 9th amendment, control, gun control, independence, liberty, social contract | 6 Comments

Gun Control: Satire

Posted on March 16, 2013 by paulbrodie

Last night I began thinking that maybe the anti-gun politicians aren’t so wrong after all. Hear me out! See, guns are used to injure and hurt people, so naturally people shouldn’t have access to them. Anything than can hurt someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoon, Drawing, Humorous, LIberty, Opinion, Read a book, Thought expansion | Tagged Congress, government, gun control, humor, independence, media, responsibility, satire, United States | Leave a comment

Society’s demands for faith leaders

Posted on March 9, 2013 by paulbrodie

Religion is a structure wherein answers are sought and found that cannot be answered by empirical study. It is true that religion can answer questions that are also answered through empirical study, but it goes one step further. Religion works … Continue reading →

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Freedom to choose vs. total control

Posted on March 5, 2013 by paulbrodie

I enjoy reading books from the “dystopian future” category. I don’t know why, specifically, but I guess a lot of other people enjoy it as well because there sure are a lot of them. I think it relates to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, Read a book | Tagged book, control, decision making, dependence, eric lloyd, ethics, gerald lund, independence, individual will, liberty, moral agency, political agenda, society, the alliance | Leave a comment

Internal or external focus and responsibility

Posted on February 7, 2013 by paulbrodie

Think back to one of the last tests you ever took in school, how did you do? If you scored highly did you attribute your success to the efforts of the teacher, your efforts as a student, or blind luck? … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoon, Drawing, Information, Opinion, Thought expansion | Tagged accountability, control, dependence, external locus of control, independence, individual will, internal locus of control, moral agency, parenting, psychology, responsibility, society | Leave a comment

Encouraging self-governance: Part II

Posted on February 4, 2013 by paulbrodie

Does a man govern himself better under heavy external influences of control or by his own will? In general man will fare better when governing himself. This is the natural course, that man governs himself by the laws of nature … Continue reading →