HeyJaredEdifice of Trust Podcast
The Edifice of Trust is a podcast that provides discussion and analysis of today's current events from the perspective of America's Founding Principles.
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Looking for Good News (opens the original)
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My wife always complains that my commentaries are depressing because I only discuss the bad news out there. But there is good news out there as well, if you look hard enough. In this commentary we look at some of the good news out there and discuss why many people are still anxious and depressed.
Exploiting Exploitation (opens the original)
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Greedy capitalists are not the only people exploiting workers and other so-called victims in the US. Political party platforms try to seduce people who feel that they are being victimized by powerful forces beyond their control and the Democratic Socialists of America are no exception. But the people need to realize that the solutions proffered by these political parties, whether industrial policy, welfare benefits or socialist ownership of the means of production are not really intended to help
Let's Get Real (opens the original)
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Republicans and Democrats have been buying votes for decades with generous benefits and even more generous tax cuts – and now even the Democratic Socialists want to get in on the action. But there has been little improvement in the condition of the American people despite all these so-called benefits. The only discernible benefit appears to have been the continuous reelection of incumbents will into their dotage. But now the bill is about to come due – and guess who is going to have to pay for i
Is This Really Socialism? (opens the original)
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There are a lot of policies being promoted under the name of socialism by Democrats in the runup to this fall's mid-term elections (and especially by the progressive wing of the Democrats as well as the Democratic Socialists of America) that have nothing to do with socialism. But many of these policies have more to do with the frigidity of individualism than with the warmth of collectivism.
Socialism Upended (opens the original)
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Within two months of his election as president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez held a referendum for a constitutional assembly to change the basic institutions of Venezuelan democracy. With only 52% of the vote he was able to control 95% of delegates to that assembly. That was almost 30 years ago and the Venezuelans have not had a free and fair election since. The Democratic Socialist of America have outlined a similar strategy for the United States on the leftist platform published on their website.
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