Author Archive for Ryan Grant

Book Review: <em>Liberty: The God that Failed</em>
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Book Review: Liberty: The God that Failed

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by on Feb 13, 2013 in Agrarianism & Distributism, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, On Books
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The narrative some have come to trust from talk radio or from public personalities like Pat Buchanan, Justice Antonin Scalia or libertarians such as Ron Paul and Lew Rockwell, is that it is in our best interest to return to the vision of the American Founding Fathers, who, in their estimate, were God-fearing men, lovers […]

The Petraeus Affair in Context
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The Petraeus Affair in Context

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by on Nov 28, 2012 in Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues
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We’ve all encountered the media spectacle of General Petraeus’ affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell. In fact I’m sure most of us are quite sick of hearing about it. For me it hearkens back to the days of President Clinton and the 24-7 coverage of that sex scandal. Today, just as then, the media is […]

How to Prepare for Catastrophe
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How to Prepare for Catastrophe

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by on Jan 31, 2012 in Featured, Personal Finance
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Many people today are worried, justifiably, about major devastating events that could seriously alter our way of life. Yet, intertwined with those legitimate fears are vehicles that may or may not be legitimate, which do little more than stoke fear or evoke a collective sense of worry, unsubstantiated by the facts. It goes without saying […]

<em>Little Dorrit</em> and the Debt Crisis
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Little Dorrit and the Debt Crisis

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by on Nov 07, 2011 in Featured, On Books, The Economy
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With the name of the great author Charles Dickens, titles such as A Christmas Carol or Great Expectations frequently come to mind. Otherwise, Hard Times and A Tale of Two Cities will leap to the lips of those more literate. Yet one of his lesser-known works highly deserving of attention is Little Dorrit, written in the […]

What Happened to Our Health Freedom?
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What Happened to Our Health Freedom?

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by on Oct 27, 2011 in Featured, The Economy
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It was early in the morning in Venice, California. A multi-agency raid by police in full SWAT gear, automatic weapons drawn and tear gas at the ready, made some serious arrests. Contraband was destroyed and cash confiscated. A drug raid? A terrorist sleeper cell? More “illegal” gold and silver currency a-la Von Nothaus? No, the […]