Nihilism In The Tea Party, The Oval Office, And The Supreme Court

The Tea Party is probably the example of existentialist Nihilism you are the most familiar with; If we analyze the essence of the Tea Party, beneath the casual conversation, the existential Nihilism is undeniable. Even though the basic conversation is meaningless; it captures the spirit of nothingness and of insanity in its purest form. The Tea party says No, to God and denies humanity to feel the power of self. The insanity is present, but it is ignored by those who participate. In a certain respect, the Tea Party becomes the purest expression of Existentialist Nihilism. For the Tea Party labels all values as worthless, therefore, nothing can be known or communicated and it associates itself with extreme pessimism and a radical skepticism that has no loyalties.

Syria’s Just Deserts

We learned quickly when I was in Fallujah in 2003 that jihadists were infiltrating into Iraq from Syria.  As early as June 2003, we were capturing jihadists claiming to have …

There is no silver lining: Justice Roberts’ despicable Obamacare decision [Reader Post]

In March of 1937, in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish erstwhile conservative Justice Owen Roberts suddenly began voting to support New Deal legislation. His change of heart was the beginning of what became known as “The switch in time that saved nine.” His sudden reversal was in direct response to FDR’s threat to pack the Court in the face of the Court’s resistance to the President’s sweeping progressive agenda. From that point forward the Constitution ceased to be a significant barrier to anything FDR wanted to do.