OWS Activists Learn about Pure Democracy, the Hard Way

by Carl Scott

Here’s what Plato wrote about democracy almost 2350 years ago: “ . . . do you notice how tender they make the citizen’s soul, so that if someone proposes anything that smacks in any way of slavery, they are irritated and can’t stand it? And they end up, as you well know, by . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2011

You and I, We Follow the Beat of a Different Drum

by Carl Scott

Oh, it sounds so pretty in a song, but how does it play out when you’re trying to Occupy Wall Street? Not so well. Hat tip to Ricochet’s Mollie Hemingway.  If the link’s report is accurate, the conclusion to be drawn is that we will almost certainly see an eviction showdown at . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Oct 2011