Bragg's blog

Despite what the Democrats in Washington would have you believe about the war in the Middle East, there are circumstances in which diplomacy does not work, and violent force must necessarily be employed to ensure your survival.

An article by Christian Toothaker describes the intentions of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to sieze all property in the nation and place it under state ownership. Much like the failed "collective ownership" programs of the now defunct Soviet Union, the new Venezuelan plan would eliminate private ownership of real estate and land development. Chavez claims to be leading the nation toward its future as a "socialist utopia," but like all other dictators, Chavez has delusions of granduer; socialism will always fail for the plain and simple reason that it is impossible.

A New York Sun article by Steven Stalinsky highlights the Middle Eastern trend to hold the United States and Israel responsible for their problems. Former Kuwaiti oil minister Ali Baghli is quoted as saying, "I think if the U.S.

A common argument against capitalism is that the less fortunate of society, such as the poor and the disabled, require outside help and would die (or live very miserably) without it. Thus, we need social programs to provide relief for such people. Like most other arguments for statism, this claim is unfounded.

Though I wrote this as a past current event, the concept still remain relevent, especially in the harmful wake of the recent minimum wage hike.

The development of the atomic bomb and its subsequent usage in 1945 brought into the limelight an old debate that has existed for as long as humans have been on earth.

In Mexico City, a group of 250 protesters surrounded a Wal-Mart outlet and demanded that the retail giant leave the country. They claim that large, foreign corporations such as Wal-Mart exploit workers and destroy local businesses, thereby decreasing the standard of living in the countries where they do business.

In an article from The Christian Science Monitor, Dinesh D'Souza argues that atheism--and not religion--has been the cause of the darkest chapters in human history. From the article: "...the misdeeds of the Crusaders and Inquisitors ...