On Feb. 9, 1737, Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England. Paine would come to America in 1774 and by 1776 publish “Common Sense,” urging American independence. Later works included “The Rights of Man” and “The Age of Reason.”
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Month: February 2015
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Thomas Paine
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
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February 8
On February 8, 1865, Delaware voters rejected the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, voting to continue the practice of slavery. Delaware belatedly and symbolically ratified the amendment on February 12, 1901.
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Townhall: The Herd That Has the Immunity
Expanding on thoughts from Thursday for Townhall’s readership, the politics of vaccination.
Your Common Sense purveyor happens to be suffering from some bug, as if to echo the subject of the column. Not sure this lends any credence or bestows any excuse, though.
Click on over, then come back for further reading:
- “Disney Measles Outbreak Came From Overseas, CDC Says,” by Maggie Fox (NBC)
- “Dr. Obama and Dr. McCain,” by Michael Dobbs
- “Hillary Clinton Wanted To Investigate Link Between Autism And Vaccinations,” by Chuck Ross (Daily Caller)
- “Howard Dean: Rand Paul’s Anti-Vaxxer Remarks Disqualify Him From Becoming President,” by Heather (Crooks and Liars)
- “Shame and shun anti-vaccine parents,” by Ronald Bailey (New York Daily News)
- “Herd Immunity” (Wikipedia)
- “Public Goods,” by Tyler Cowen (Concise Encyclopedia of Economics) — on the concept of a “free rider”
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Video: Reform Pensions Now
Nick Gillespie at ReasonTV makes a concise case for reforming our out-of-control government-worker pensions:
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Soviet powersharing Feb 7
On February 7, 1990, the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agreed to give up its monopoly on power, thus ushering the way for the dissolution of the putatively communist empire.