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How To Fight Racism

How to fight racism was a topic we were discussing. But then all at once, she insisted, “If you don’t actively fight racism, you are a racist.” “WHAT!” I exclaimed. “What do you mean by racism? And who is to decide what ‘actively fight’ means? Are you trying to instill a guilt trip on me?” I think her idea came from Ibram X. Kendi’s book How to be an Antiracist, which book is full of circular definitions, which are logical fallacies. How would you respond to her statement? What is racism? It is important when discussing racism to be explicit about what you mean by the term. Words are important. …

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“Made in America” – An Impossibility

Most of what we have and consume is not totally made in America. Many times, the items are simply assembled here with parts from around the world. America, like all other countries, is a participant in a global economy. And by “America” and “all other countries” I mean the individual citizens of all countries. We, as individuals, and companies, run by individuals, buy and sell items that have multitudes of origins in their creation. Even the term “Made in America” is fraught with many difficulties. It could mean: A strong example of the first four is American-grown cotton sheets and towels. Cotton is grown in the American Southwest, and is …

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Trade Deficit – A Meaningless Concept

A “trade deficit” is the difference between the amount of money the citizens of one country spend on goods from other countries versus the amount or money foreigners spend on goods in return. There is no obvious reason why these two numbers should always be in absolute balance, or why it would be bad if they weren’t. Is the concept really meaningful? I live in Dallas, Texas. Suppose I bought a toy at a store two blocks from me for $14. We each entered into a voluntary exchange. The owner offered to sell me the toy for $14, and I agreed to pay the owner $14 for it. For each …

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Slavery

Some time ago I was told that I had white privilege because I was white, that America was founded to protect slavery, and that I should apologize for black slavery with reparations to Blacks. Those claims perked my interest and so I decided to do some research on the history of slavery, how it ended, and the role that Whites had in it. Here is what I found, collected from multiple sources. (Note: this is a long post.) What it is A Slave is a human being who is owned as property by, and is absolutely subject to the will of another, divested of all freedom and individual rights. (Webster’s …

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Islam is not American

Most immigrants come to America because of our values of individualism, freedoms, and rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They want to become Americans with those values. They want to become a part of our culture. But what about Muslims and their Islamic ideology? Do they want to become part of America? Consider the following. At an Islamic Conference in Arlington, Texas, Scholars Karim Abu Zaid and Uthman Ibn Farooq: “Islam will Rule the World; Our Goal is for America to Become a Muslim Country.” May 23, 2026 Recent Events of Muslim activities With the acquiescence of many elected officials, college administrators, and industry and organization leaders …

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Abortion

One of the most emotionally laden topics in today’s political climate is abortion. Many who would prohibit abortion do not realize that it is misogyny at its worst. “It’s my body,” Angela cried. “Don’t tell me what I can and cannot do with it!” “It’s my body,” she screamed, “and my life. My life belongs to me, and not to you or anybody else, especially the state of Texas!” She was crying now when she was told that the law prohibited her from getting an abortion. She was 20 weeks pregnant, almost destitute, and had been unable to find a clinic within driving distance due to the state of Texas …

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Immigration

In discussing immigration, I got this response. “But why do you support open borders? Don’t you see this border crisis we have? We can’t support more illegal immigration! It has to be legal! There are not enough jobs here as it is! And what about the welfare costs? We don’t have a country if we don’t have a border! It’s called national sovereignty! Plus, immigrants are stealing our jobs!” These are all important issues. There IS a border crisis, but forcibly returning immigrants and building a wall will NOT solve it. Regardless of cries to “Kick them out” and “Keep them out,” returning illegal immigrants and building a wall between …

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