Author: Larry L. Beane II

The term “tyranny of the majority” was coined by Alexis DeTocqueville.  The concept had previously been explored by John Locke and John Stuart Mill and also greatly influenced the founders of the United States, who preferred a decentralized, federal republican form of government as opposed to a pure democracy.  The concept is simple: without a rule of law that stands over and against the majority, 51% of the population could democratically kill or enslave the other 49%. Obviously, the greater the majority, the greater the risk. But if this tendency to harm the minority is the centrifugal force of democracy, there … Continue reading →

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There’s an article floating around by a self-described millennial army veteran who is now a pacifist. It has the F-word in the title because we now live in Idiocracy and monosyllabic grunting is considered profound public discourse. The gist of this article is that the constitution is vague and since kids are being killed in school shootings we need to get rid of certain kinds of guns – with the exception of the government – they can have whatever weapons they want. The author claims that gun owners’ only argument for legalized weapons is “F-you, I like my guns.” There … Continue reading →

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I don’t believe in religious freedom. Freedom should have nothing to do with one’s religious beliefs or lack thereof.  The reason we intuitively have a concept like freedom is because we are individuals.  We have different worldviews. We disagree about what we prefer and what we don’t like. We have different opinions. One person likes Coke.  Another person likes Pepsi.  In a free society, you buy what you want.  In an authoritarian society, you get what someone else wants you to have.  In a free society, you can discriminate (choose) between the two.  In an authoritarian society, the discrimination (choice) … Continue reading →