Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Episode 004 TPC - Election & Danish Covid Study
Steve Baker - The Pragmatic Constitutionalist
Progressives have incrementally eroded away our freedoms for decades. Incrementally, we must begin taking them back. THE PRAGMATIC CONSTITUTIONALIST IS... . . . GUIDED in philosophy and political activism by one simple axiom: “There’s the world we want, vs. the world in which we actually live.” Purist libertarian ideologists imagine a world and human interactions in which all beings don’t care what you do with and to yourself — or in interactions with similarly consensual persons — so long as those activities do not negatively impact anyone else’s life, property, or pursuits. In other words: we should, individually, be able to do whatever we damn well please, so long as we don’t “break the bones or pick the pockets” of anyone not also voluntarily engaging in the same, said activities. The “PRAGMATIC” view understands that human nature is not so simplistic. A majority of humanity are going to choose “safety over liberty.” Most people prefer governmental remediation over free-market solutions . . . even though both are ultimately the product of HUMAN ideas and administration. How are humans who run big government any better than humans who run big corporations? How about humans first be allowed to “run themselves”— for better, or worse? . . . A CONSTITUTIONAL libertarian, but in no way associated with the Libertarian Party. While I hold many things in common with that Party, I have found them to be, well – a typical political party. As such, they are often prone to look more after the interests of the Party, above the interests of libertarianism, or the nation. One visit to a Party meeting, and you might see them more as a social club of political misfits and outcasts than a viable political force, with too many of the Libertarian Party stereotypes on full display. Most “small l” libertarians believe the Founding of the United States was the first true libertarian experiment, and our Constitution is more than just the law of the land, but the guiding framework for the type of small government to which we need return — limiting the interference of government into our lives, but also protecting our individual liberties.
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Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Welcome to the The Pragmatic Constitutionalist Podcast. This podcast is Part 2 of the reading of the blog from "The Chatterer".
A note about “A Chatterer” – None of these are my words.
As we watch America fall to pieces, I often can’t help but wish that her Founders could be here to guide us. They were prolific writers of anonymous letters and pamphlets, and since we no longer have their wisdom directly, I’ve attempted to repurpose their original words for 2020. If the Founding Fathers were here today, I think they’d be writing letters like these – a claim I feel reasonably confident in making, as they are all copied and pasted directly from their quotes.*
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
This latest podcast from The Pragmatic Constitutionalist includes the following: 1) Quick updates on the latest news; 2) A reading of a compilation of letters written by our Founding Fathers. Listen and enjoy!
*This week's reading is pulled straight from a recent guest blogger known as "A Chatterer". A note from “A Chatterer” (None of these are my words):
As we watch America fall to pieces, I often can’t help but wish that her Founders could be here to guide us. They were prolific writers of anonymous letters and pamphlets, and since we no longer have their wisdom directly, I’ve attempted to repurpose their original words for 2020. If the Founding Fathers were here today, I think they’d be writing letters like these – a claim I feel reasonably confident in making, as they are all copied and pasted directly from their quotes.*
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
In this first TPC podcast I'm excited to introduce to you my partner, Scot Law. We spend a bit of time talking about how our lives intersected, (many moons ago), and some of our plans for TPC’s expansion. It’s just a casual conversation, but I think you’ll better understand the heart and soul of what we’re all about, and where we’re going, and how we look forward to your participation in all aspects of this undertaking. I also make a major announcement of the change in my own personal life's direction in order to fulfill this mission.
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