Conservatism is a negative philosophy. I don’t mean “negative” in the sense that it proposes something undesirable. I mean that it seeks to negate objectionable aspects of the human condition. Man has a propensity for evil. This means that men must be restrained in some fashion — which is precisely why conservatives have typically stressed religion, conventional morality, humility, etc.
But conservatives have also stressed that any government designed to be powerful enough to restrain men will also be run by men, whose collective propensity for evil is to be feared …

“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?” – Jesus
I always loved how negatively Jesus talked about tax collectors. But that’s neither here nor there. Typically, I am not much for going off about religion and politics at the same time because I believe in the separation of Church and state – I don’t think Christianity should be legislated and I believe the government should stay out of the affairs of the Church as well.
I do …

This may sound harsh, but current U.S. foreign policy is a disaster. Most Americans will admit as much if they examine our most significant foreign interventions individually.
Our least disastrous recent foreign intervention occurred in Libya, where aiding rebel forces did help depose dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Yet, we now learn a radical Islamic regime is taking his place. Mission accomplished?
There is Iraq, where President Obama is crowing about bringing the troops home while downplaying the fact that this was an exit process President Bush started and the even more glaring fact …

This from the Associated Press:
Skeptic finds he now agrees global warming is real
By SETH BORENSTEIN – AP Science Writer | AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Temperatures really are rising rapidly.
The study of the world’s surface temperatures by Richard Muller was partially bankrolled by a foundation connected to global warming deniers. He pursued long-held skeptic theories in analyzing the data. He was spurred …

In Oregon they have a new curriculum mandatory for all students from 11-18 yrs old called “practicality in life skills”.
This is a new class and somewhat unorthodox but as one teacher put it “ We as educators can do the most good for our students by helping them to be self sufficient without judgment or shame that is outmoded and frankly, abusive.”
Some have called it controversial because it teaches kids that stealing is wrong but for those that choose to steal they want them to be informed on how to …

Seven months ago, President Barack Obama issued a military campaign sending aid and supplies to Libyan rebels who were protesting their dictators 42-year regime. Just yesterday the news was released that Qadhafi who had been in hiding for nearly two months was found and killed at the hands of Libyan rebels just outside his home town of Sirte.
Yesterday there was a French airborne attack that killed a ton of Qadhafi’s loyalists who were traveling with him. Qadhafi himself survived the attack suffering few injuries and crawled into a …

The Occupy Wall Street protest — which has now become a nationwide occupy-any-street movement — has reminded me of two things: 1) How much I hate partisanship; and 2) How silly liberalism really is.
For all the left’s talk about how tea partiers are racists, extremists, terrorists, vulgar and all the rest, liberals have either been giving a wink and a nod to the Occupy protesters or openly praising them. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the protesters “spontaneous,” said that they “had her heart” and told ABC News: “I …

“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
-2 Corinthians 3:17
Recently I have been getting into conversations with people about the meaning of true conservatism and the way a perfect society would function under our constitutional republic(ie: the way our founding fathers envisioned). The discussions all revolve around how the private sector could operate any and all programs that the government currently runs better than the government currently does, while still protecting individual liberties. We also discussed the one and only legitimate function of government: to protect rights …

Following Herman Cains recent victory in the Florida straw poll and the GOP electorate labeling him the flavor of the week, Herman Cain was the hot topic of the the debate Bloomberg Debate on October 11th. The discussion primarily circulated around his new 9-9-9 tax plan and all the other candidates took their pot shots at his plan in hopes to take him out of first place. As much as I hate to admit it, I actually agree with much of what was said about Cain’s tax plan. Governor Huntsman …

Herman Cain has spoken out in favor of changing the tax system to make it simpler, fairer and more transparent. These are goals that every American shares and at The Conservative Declaration we have been very outspoken on the issue ourselves. Herman Cain’s plan to tackle the tax issue is his aptly named “9-9-9 Plan”. The idea is this: get rid of all the current federal taxes and replace them with a 9% flat tax on income, a 9% flat corporate tax and a 9% national sales tax.
In some …