Thoughts on Same-Sex Marriage, Part III: The Issue Is Civil, Not Religious
April 4, 2013 | by T. David Gordon | Topic: The American Story, The Content of Character
Parties on each side of the same-sex marriage issue often interject religion into the discussion. In my opinion, this is unhelpful. The manifest intention of the First Amendment is that the majority may not impose its religious preferences on the … More>
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Thoughts on Same-Sex Marriage, Part II: Distinguishing Rights and Privileges
April 4, 2013 | by T. David Gordon | Topic: The American Story, The Content of Character
It is very important to distinguish rights from privileges. Rights are things we do, with which the government may not interfere. Privileges are things the government does for us. I have a right to publish my own opinions; I have … More>
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Thoughts on Same-Sex Marriage, Part I: The Politics of Rights and “Ressentiment”
April 4, 2013 | by T. David Gordon | Topic: The American Story, The Content of Character
Despite all the recent commotion about same-sex marriage, I don’t have a dog in this fight. But I do have an interest in the discussion being clear and civil, and I notice several factors that prevent the discussion from being … More>
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Firearms Discussion (Part V): “Reasonable” or “Sensible” Firearms Policies?
January 28, 2013 | by T. David Gordon | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom, The Persuaders
President Obama routinely promotes his firearms policies with the adjectives “reasonable” or “sensible,” and he probably believes quite sincerely that his proposals are just that. Implicit in such adjectives, however, is that those who disagree with him (including, I suppose, … More>
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Firearms Discussion (Part IV): “Reason or Emotion, Mr. President?”
January 17, 2013 | by T. David Gordon | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom, The Persuaders
As I wrote this article, my most recent among several on firearms policy, I anticipated the president addressing the nation on the matter at any moment. What I say here preceded his address, so the essay is neither a … More>
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Firearms Discussion (Part III): “We Will Preserve Your Second Amendment Right to Hunt?”
January 15, 2013 | by T. David Gordon | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom, The Persuaders
One commonly recurring statement from gun-control forces, including in Congress and the White House, is the supposedly reassuring comment: “We will preserve your Second Amendment right to hunt.”
I will be generous here and assume that those who make such … More>
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Firearms Discussion (Part II): “Firearms Buy-back Proposal”
January 15, 2013 | by T. David Gordon | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom, The Persuaders
The debate over firearms includes a lot of confusing language and expressions. This is reflective of other forms of confusion in the debate, such as the common—but illogical—notion that reducing the number of firearms would have the effect of reducing … More>
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Firearms Discussion (Part I): “Getting Firearms ‘Off the Streets’”
January 15, 2013 | by T. David Gordon | Topic: The American Story, The Path to Freedom, The Persuaders
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan rightly said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” He might just have rightly said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to be confusing.”
The discussion of … More>
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The Roots of Tocqueville’s American Exceptionalism
April 1, 2011 | by T. David Gordon | Topic: The Path to Freedom
Editor’s note: Dr. T. David Gordon will be a participant in an April 7-8 conference hosted by The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College on American exceptionalism: “America: Still the Last Best Hope?”
It is not uncommon … More>
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A Biblical Theology of Almsgiving
April 5, 2005 | by T. David Gordon | Topic: Conference Papers, The Content of Character
CVV Inaugural Conference
The Road From Poverty to Freedom: A Look Backward and Forward at the War on Poverty
(Sticht Lecture Hall in the Hall of Arts and Letters)
“A Biblical Theology of Almsgiving”
By T. David Gordon, Ph.D.
Professor … More>
