Moments in History: 1935 The Hitler Youth

"Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

—George Santayana

 The Nazi regime draws young people into attractive recreation programs through the Hitler Youth and the League of German Girls. Participants are sworn to a dictator and his vision of Germany.

In 2008, candidate Barrack Obama had this to say about a “civilian security force” in America:

“We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

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Constitution 201: Woodrow Wilson and the Rejection of the Founders’ Constitution (Part 2/2)

Welcome to part 3 of our 10-part lecture series presented by Hillsdale College entitled “Constitution 201.”

Each lecture lasts approximately 40 minutes. Lectures and other study materials will be included and are available to our readers. We expect to present all 10 parts before Election Day, November 6.

>>Part 2 Study Guide 

Overview:

Woodrow Wilson argued that the separation of powers established by the Constitution prevented truly democratic government.  In order to render government more accountable to public opinion, Wilson held that the business of politics—namely, elections—should be separated from the administration of government, which would be overseen by nonpartisan, and therefore neutral, experts.  The president, as the only nationally elected public official, best embodies the will of the people, resulting in a legislative mandate.

Poll: How citizens feel about Constitutional changes and privacy

Is the Constitution an enduring document or irrelevant in today’s world? The latest AP-National Constitution Center poll shows concerns some Americans have about constitutional issues.  >>Continue reading.

Constitution 201: Woodrow Wilson and the Rejection of the Founders’ Principles (Part 1/2)

WOODROW WILSONWelcome to part 2 of our 10-part lecture series presented by Hillsdale College entitled “Constitution 201.”

Each lecture lasts approximately 40 minutes.  Lectures and other study materials will be included and are available to our readers.  We expect to present all 10 parts before Election Day, November 6.

Overview: Woodrow Wilson and the Rejection of the Founders’ Principles

Progressives believe that America needs to move beyond the principles of the Founding.  Woodrow Wilson—who served as president of Princeton University, governor of New Jersey, and as America’s 28th president—was one of the earliest Progressive thinkers.  His critique of the Founding—namely, his rejection of the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution’s system of the separation of powers—is one of the most articulate expressions of the Progressive movement’s core beliefs.

Constitution 201: Challenge of Progressivism

Today we begin a 10-part lecture series presented by Hillsdale College entitled “Constitution 201.”

Each lecture lasts approximately 40 minutes.  Lectures and study materials will be made available to our readers.  Today we present part 1 "The Founders’ Constitution and the Challenge of Progressivism."

We expect to present all 10 parts before Election Day, November 6.

Overview

The principles of the American Founding, embodied in the Declaration of Independence and enshrined in the Constitution, came under assault by Progressives of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.  Progressivism rejects the Founders’ ideas of natural rights, limited government, the  separation of powers, representation, and federalism.  Progressive government, exemplified by the modern administrative state, has fundamentally transformed key aspects of the American way of life.

>>"The Founders’ Constitution and the Challenge of Progressivism” Reader.

Progressives believe that America needs to move beyond the principles of the Founding.  Woodrow Wilson—who served as president of Princeton University, governor of New Jersey, and as America’s 28th president—was one of the earliest Progressive thinkers.  His critique of the Founding—namely, his rejection of the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution’s system of the separation of powers—is one of the most articulate expressions of the Progressive movement’s core beliefs.

Moments in History: 1932 The Demise of Germany’s First Republic

“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”

—George Santayana

The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the Federal Republic and parliamentary representative democracy established in post-WWI (1919) in Germany to replace the imperial form of government.

Watch the events and actions of the German people and a government that allowed Democracy to fail. What the Germans wanted was a promised savior, what they received was a murderous monster.  The video for this episode did not include an embeddable video.  >>here is the link for “1932 The First Republic’s Demise”

Who Exacty Are These So-called “Undecided Voters?”

Gibbs Defends Obama Administration’s Response to Deadly Libya Attack

Obama Campaign adviser Robert Gibbs a  top adviser to President Obama on Sunday defended the administration for saying in the aftermath of a deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post that it was not a pre-planned terrorist attack.  Is Gibbs and therefore Obama lying to the American people?  Decide for yourself, but remove all scissors and other sharp instruments from the room BEFORE watching this video.

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Moments in History: Nazi Propaganda

 “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”

—George Santayana

Today we present the first episode of our latest feature “Moments in History”

 A few times each week we will present seminal moments of the 20th century through short videos that include historical archive material, original locations, re-enactments and eyewitness accounts. Each video focuses on an event that represents larger historical contexts, such as the battle of Verdun in 1916, the day of Hitler’s seizure of power in 1933, the end of WWII and much more.

This premier episode takes us inside Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. Showing the true power of the National Socialist Party's (Nazi) propaganda and teaches us that blind faith to silver-tongued politicians, their empty promises and party devotion can lead to disastrous consequences.

What A Wonderful World

We close out the week with this spectacular wildlife video from BBC One

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

Muslim Brotherhood in America: An Overview

As recent terrorist attacks in North Africa and the middle East have demonstrated, despite well over a trillion dollars spent, countless man-years wasted waiting in airport security lines and endless efforts to ensure that no offense is given to seemingly permanently "aggrieved" Muslim terrorists, the United States is no closer to victory in the so-called “war on terror” than we were on September 11, 2001.

Welcome to The Muslim Brotherhood in America: The Enemy Within, a 10-part, web-based video briefing that is designed to explain why and how this is happening.

It addresses a threat most Americans are unaware even exists within our country, let alone the degree of danger it represents.

The threat is the totalitarian, supremacist Islamic doctrine its adherents call "shariah" and the organized, disciplined and increasingly successful efforts by such adherents-- most especially the Muslim Brotherhood-- to bring it here.  are making this course available in the hope of encouraging, informing and broadening support for national efforts to defeat the insinuation into this country of shariah's anti-constitutional and seditious program.

>>Watch all 10 parts of this documentary.

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>>THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S NAZI CONNECTIONS

Understanding Obama: One Author’s View

There have been many times during Obama’s first term that, as a freedom-loving, red, white and blue-blooded American Conservative,  I could not understand what motivated Barrack Obama.  The 2012 campaign has exposed more about Obama than the 2008 race.  Like former Governor Romney we don’t believe there is much that can be done to sway Obama supporters from the “dark side” (Star Wars reference).  Here is an opinion piece from the New York Yimes' Stanley Fish thathelps put Obama's   motives into greater focus.

Obama, D’Souza and Anti-Colonialism

By STANLEY FISH, New York Times Opinion Pages

I’ve never before had the experience of seeing a movie based on the ideas of a friend who is also the film’s producer, writer, co-director and on-camera star. The friend is Dinesh D’Souza and the movie is “2016: Obama’s America.” It’s a bit less than 90 minutes long and for the most part it follows the path of D’Souza’s 2010 book “The Roots of Obama’s Rage.”

That path is at once psychological and historical. D’Souza tells us that he wants to understand Obama’s actions, which do not, he contends, follow either from the American dream of the founding fathers or from the civil rights story of Selma, Birmingham, Brown v. Board of Education and Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech. Instead, according to D’Souza, the dream Obama is intent on realizing is the dream of his anti-colonialist father, Barack Obama Sr., whose influence on his son’s life is, perhaps paradoxically, all the greater because he was absent; the two met only once, when the future president was 10 years old.

Anti-colonialism, as D’Souza defines it, is underwritten by a conviction that “colonialism is a system of piracy in which the wealth of the colonized countries is systematically stolen by the colonizers” and that at the present time the United States, originally a colony itself, is the chief neo-colonial power, continuing its flawed history of subjugating native Americans, Mexicans, Hawaii and the Philippines into the 21st century. “My argument,” says D’Souza in “The Roots of Obama’s Rage,” “is that it is the anti-colonial ideology of his African father that Barack Obama took to heart.” Once we understand that ideology — once we really know Obama — we will understand a set of policies that, under any other explanatory model, seem contradictory and disunified.  >>Continued

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The Obama You Don’t Know: A Washington Examiner Special Report

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Most People Scored C Minus on Basic Constitution Test

"… But every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse the history of his own country; he should lisp the praise of liberty, and of those illustrious heroes and statesmen, who have wrought a revolution in her favor.”

—Noah Webster, on the Education of Youth in America, 1788.

 In this resent post we offered our readers the opportunity to take a pop quiz on 10 basic questions about the Constitution presented by The National Constitution Center (NCC) in Philadelphia.  Today NCC released the results of its quiz.

This pathetic showing reflects poorly on Americans’ basic understanding of our nation’s most sacred document.

James Madison, "Father of the Constitution"

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The Miracle in Philadelphia

Monday, September 17, marks the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.  Can you pass a basic, 10-question quiz on the Constitution prepared by The national Constitution Center (NCC)?  Let’s see if you know the basic facts about our nation’s blueprint and its most enduring document.

In 2004, Congress passed a controversial provision that required every school and college that receives federal money to teach about the Constitution on September 17.

The quiz contains questions about some basic Constitution facts that have remained unchanged since 1787.

>>Take NCC quiz by answering 10 basic questions on the Constitution. Good luck!

If you are interested in reading what is considered the best American history book on the Constitutional Convention, taken from James Madison’s meticulous notes kept throughout the convention, I highly recommend “Miracle at Philadelphia”: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787”

Here is one review of “Miracle at Philadelphia.”

“Miracle at Philadelphia” is Catherine Drinker Bowen's narrative account of the Constitutional Convention that is held in 1787, during which delegates from 12 of the 13 newly independent American states hammer out what will become the United States Constitution, which is still in effect today. Bowen works from the diaries and notes of delegates, including James Madison, and includes contemporary newspaper accounts to paint a human portrait of the Convention, complete with the tensions and dissensions between states that threaten to tear apart the Convention and perhaps even the young country. Miracle at Philadelphia is Catherine Drinker Bowen's narrative account of the Constitutional Convention that is held in 1787, during which delegates from 12 of the 13 newly independent American states hammer out what will become the United States Constitution, which is still in effect today. Bowen works from the diaries and notes of delegates, including James Madison, and includes contemporary newspaper accounts to paint a human portrait of the Convention, complete with the tensions and dissensions between states that threaten to tear apart the Convention and perhaps even the young country.

The Federal Reserve System—How Much Do You Know About This Cartel?

After reading this article in the Wall Street Journal, I decided I needed to learn a lot more about the Federal Reserve System.  In my search for information, I came across this video featuring G. Edward Griffin, author “Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve.”

Synopsis of “Creature from Jekyll Island” (Barnes & Noble) 

Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magicians' secrets are unveiled. Here is a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, the pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money.

A boring subject? Just wait! You'll be hooked in five minutes. Reads like a detective story--which it really is. But it's all true. This book is about the most blatant scam in history. It's all here: the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity. Your world view will definitely change.  We hope you’ll spend an hour and 45-minutes to watch this thought provoking video and check the views on the Federal Reserve of the senatorial and presidential candidates on the ballot on November 6.

Déjà vu All Over Again

Egyptian protesters scale US Embassy wall in Cairo, tear down American flag.

With every passing day, the bubbling Obama administration looks more and more like the Carter administration.

Does this mean an end to Obama’s “New Beginning" with the Muslim World?

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>>Repeating History With Barack Carter

P.J. O'Rourke On the Wealth of Nations Part 2

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages.”

― Adam Smith, “Inquiry into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations,” Book One

In 2007 The Independent Institute invied P.J. O'Rourke,  considered America's premier political satirist.

In this funny and insightful examination of Adam Smith's work,  P.J. O'Rourke shows us why this insightful examination of Adam Smith's work, P.J.  O'Rourke shows us why this influential book on economic liberty is so relevant today and why it has been so revolutionary.

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