After the Debate: Time to Steel Ourselves. Hard Work Still Lies Ahead
After the Debate: Time to Steel Ourselves. Hard Work Still Lies Ahead Article first appeared in The Stream, September 13, 2024 By Frank Kaufmann We’ve all had hard days. We often wake up and wish we were farther along than ...
Settlement Project to Hold Conferences on Election Integrity in California
Election Reform Meeting: Information and Strategies to Protect America The Settlement Project is excited to announce our upcoming conferences in California. This month the Settlement Project will hold conferences in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The conferences will focus on ...
Karl Popper on Democracy
Culture Matters by David Eaton Courtesy of Lynn Melchiori As we approached the new millennium in 2000, there were discussions if the new century would be less violent and less war-torn than the 1900s. There was optimism in some quarters ...
The Sudden Real Danger to the Trump Campaign by Frank Kaufmann
The ouster of incumbent President Joe Biden from the Democratic Party ticket by the party’s overlords — the Obamas, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and others — may not have seemed kind, but power is ...
Roger Scruton’s Insights
Culture Matters by David Eaton courtesy Bruno Makori I first came upon British philosopher Roger Scruton’s writings in 2010. In addition to being a profound philosopher and social commentator, he was also an amateur musician and wrote several insightful books ...
Your God-Given Right to Have Your Vote Count by Frank Kaufmann
Human history is full of stories about people stealing from others. Cain stole Abel’s life, slavery steals people’s freedoms, and unjust taxation steals your hard-earned property. And, in today’s America, we have a new form of theft: that of your ...
The Subversion of Language
CULTURE MATTERS Observations by David Eaton Courtesy of Peggy_Marco In our “post-truth” era there is some serious Orwellian indoctrination taking place. Confucius warned long ago that when words lose their meaning it’s only a matter of time before there is ...
No More “Boy Scouts”
CULTURE MATTERS Observations by David Eaton So now the Boy Scouts of America are no longer “The Boy Scouts.” More Woke perfidy, I dare say. Courtesy of Cottonbro Studios [Excerpt from Heather McDonald in The City Journal]“Does it matter, then, that ...
Settlement Project Makes Its First Stop In Irvine For 2024 Spring Conferences
On April 13, The Settlement Project made its first stop in Irvine, CA for the 2024 Spring Conferences: Battle for America: Protecting our Future with a More Perfect Union. Settlement Project founder, Dr. Frank Kaufmann, and Education Director, Dr. David ...
Whatever Happened to Right and Wrong?
Whatever Happened to Right and Wrong? Opinion on Hamas – Israel The Hamas-Israel Conflict Photo - cottonbro studio Opinion Article Frank Kaufmann June 13, 2024 There is a known aphorism that says "Truth is the first casualty of war." I ...