Thanks to a decision made more than 400 years ago, not all Christians observe the holiday on December 25. BYERIN BLAKEMORE “Christmas is over, so why are 12 percent of the world’s Christians waiting until January 7 to celebrate? Orthodox… Read More ›
Roman Catholicism
Update (24 June 2022)
A relevant news report has been brought to my attention. It looks like the US Supreme Court will finally be overturning its landmark decision in the Roe v. Wade case. The argument is that abortion is not covered under the… Read More ›
Conservative Socialism: On Overturning Roe v. Wade
Abortion is considered as one of the more well-known hot-button social issues within US politics. Today, Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that made abortion possible at the Federal level, appears to be open for a potential overturning…. Read More ›
Conservative Socialism: Post-Christian America and the Great Replacement
Is there a relationship between the infamous “Great Replacement Theory” and the concurring rhetoric about a “Post-Christian America?” What meanings can be ascertained from their presence among the Republicans, the “James Monroe Faction” of the Democratic-Republican Party? There has been… Read More ›
Investigations into “Universalist Corporatism” (Pt. I of II)
Bogumil, I did some research over the past few days to investigate the philosophy of Othmar Spann and the relationship of his ideas with Gottfried Feder. I am convinced that my conclusions here are accessible enough for anyone interested in… Read More ›
Response to “Mussolini’s Speech to the Workers of Milan”
Bogumil, Personally, I did not know about this speech until this ARPLAN Post had brought it to my attention. I am willing to believe that an argument can be made in favor of a correlation between the current Post and… Read More ›
Generational Experiences Transcend the Partisan Divide?
The political divide in US politics does not affect younger generations of Americans, namely the Millennials and Generation Z, as much as older generations. From a Hamiltonian Federalist perspective, it is reassuring to know that young people in these United… Read More ›
Economic History Case Studies: The Work-Standard’s “Geldoperation”
It can be argued that The Work-Standard is in many respects an attempt at realizing what Johann Gottlieb Fichte described as the “Geldoperation” (Money Operation) within his philosophical book on Economic Planning, The Closed Commercial State. This book from the… Read More ›
Conservative Socialism: The Infantile Sicknesses of ‘Leftism’ and ‘Rightism’
“[Jeffersonianism] spares no pains in promoting the belief that it does not exist, but the success of its disappearing act depends on equally strenuous efforts on the part of an American public anxious to believe in egalitarian fictions and unwilling… Read More ›
Conservative Socialism: Searching for Like-Minded Communities
“Democracy never turns bedfellows into complete strangers.” Outside of The Fourth Estate, I must admit that while my own politics can be very complex and nuanced, it will always be summarized as Conservative Socialism. To build the Socialist future and… Read More ›
The Fourth Estate 
You must be logged in to post a comment.