Category: Politics

What the Tea Party Needs to Hear, Part 1*

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It seems rather strange to have someone else posting on www.savannahliston.com, but there are two reasons, 1) Savannah Liston doesn’t always have the time to write posts and 2) sometimes (well, a lot of times) other people can say things better than Savannah Liston does, so why not let them have a go at it? The author of this post is Andrew Hayes. I’m stealing his bio from his FB profile…Andrew Hayes is married and presumably happily married to someone who will remain unnamed until the aforesaid chooses otherwise. He appears to live in Oklahoma, but I can’t be sure…

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Our “Inheritance”

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Recently a commenter asked this question, “Why have we inherited such a militant approach to the difference in language, culture and identity do you think?” He then said that he could answer this in a thousand words, but didn’t want to bore me. This question, however, intrigued me. It was a different approach to a subject I’ve long considered. Since this is my site, and since I’m supposed to write thousands of words, I thought I might spend a few minutes exploring this issue. To reword the question, why do we have such intolerance towards different cultures, languages and identities?…

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From the Next Generation…and I don’t mean the Star Trek series

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Today is the anniversary of 9-11. On Facebook and all around I hear various responses to this. I suppose it is because I have a well-rounded group of “friends” (I used friends in a loose sense to mean people I “know” merely through social networking). One post said something like “we must keep the memories of the younger generations sharp.” Well, I guess that must be me, as someone who was about 9 when 9-11 happened, I do remember it. I remember it as well as I want to. In fact, I remember it too well. I remember my hatred…

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“God Bless Our Troops”

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I seem to have a problem with this phrase. Some will argue that it is because the troops are risking their lives. I can agree with that. I can admire their courage in doing so. But according to several articles I’ve looked at, fishermen, loggers, and pilots have the most dangerous job. Here, read it yourself. So, theoretically, we ought to have little stickers on our cars saying, “God Bless Our Fishermen,” and “God Bless Our Loggers.” Yeah, it doesn’t have the same sort of feeling as “God Bless Our Troops.” But from a purely economic perspective loggers, fishermen and…

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The Illegal Debate

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This post title is a little confusing. I didn’t mean that this particular debate is illegal, like, outlawed by the government. I’m talking about the debate in this country over illegal immigrants. I have several things to say. As a word of caution, my first point will seem like it is irrelevant, but trust me, it will make sense in the end. 1) It is extremely important to consider where our rights come from. There’s a grammar rule that says you shouldn’t end a sentence with a “from,” so perhaps I should have said, “It is extremely important to consider…

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Happy Socialist Holiday!…

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As one of my friends said this morning on Facebook. I doubt if many Americans think of it that way. But last night my little sister said, “what is Labor Day about?” And I had to try to remember what I read about it last year, but couldn’t. I thought it had something to do with Marxism, but promised to do research on it and let her know the details. There were several reasons why I speculated that Labor Day was motivated by Marxism. 1) We must never forget the enormous emphasis that Marxism puts on labor. The labor theory…

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Pragmatism over Principles?

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I was reading this great article this morning on the real history of our country. It started off talking about how the “Revolutionaries” of the American Revolution were not part of the writing of the Constitution, i.e., the founding of a central government. Some of those who played a major role in the Revolution were fighting for the freedom to do whatever they wanted. Others engaged in it because they wanted to be the ruler, not George III. For some it was a struggle between liberty and tyranny (no, I’m not a Mark Levine fan, I find it annoying though…

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A bright summer morning

It just dawned on me that summer is slowly ending. It is September, which means Autumn. In a way, I’m glad to know we don’t have much more scorching heat, but it is a little saddening. At any rate, I was very good this morning to get up early and start working on my projects, so I can afford to take time to blog. It is very cool outside right now, a little foggy, and the sun is just barely shining through the clouds. It is beautiful. So what has kept me so long from my site? Well…I’ve got a…

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A Link Smorgasbord

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While I usually try to write something original for you…the beginning of this week is proving to be quite crammed. And I mean crammed. It is a new experience to be teaching two classes. I’m used to a speech or two but preparing for two classes each week…that’s a little different. I’ve probably said this before, but I’m teaching two classes, preparing for two speeches, trying to keep up with this site, work on my Intro to Economics Workshop, do Spanish, and a myriad of other things. In light of that, today I’m going to give you some random links…

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