The Courage of Washington
George Washington was not a great president. He was an average farmer and a loyal but solitary if dispassionate husband and neighbor. When it came to people and relationships, public speaking, pressing the flesh, and gushing, Mr. Washington had a lot of room for improvement. It’s a good thing Washington’s mission was none of those […]
Article V: A Potential Path to Restoring State Sovereignty, Citizen Responsibility and the Original Intent of the Founders
Today there are two strongly promoted opinions regarding the advantages and disadvantages of a Constitutional Convention that could be activated by the application of at least 34 of the several states as outlined in Article V of the U.S. Constitution. One purports that such a move would likely put the nation and her 224 year-old […]
People Who Live at the End of Dirt Roads: Terry and Sandy Stapley – Deseret Peak Alpaca Ranch
This article is part of a series highlighting families who have embraced Georgics in significant ways. After a very nice life in the heart of Saratoga Springs, Utah, the Stapley’s have made a drastic lifestyle change. They sold their beautiful home of 13 years, and moved to 10 acres, a house 1/3 the size of […]
Fundamental Principles, Individual Rights, and Free Government: Do Utahns Remember How to Be Free?
The idea of jealously guarding freedom seems to be slipping quickly from the grasp of the average Utahn and American. Over the past year I have spent significant time in New York, California, and Utah with visits to Arizona, Nevada and Kentucky. I get a feeling that the average American is becoming less and less […]
What Does Our Future Hold? or You Can’t Fix Stupid
Fairytale of 2011 Once upon a time and in a land not so far away, there was a people who willing made personal economic decisions beyond their income capacity. They borrowed money from lenders for not just houses and cars, but they borrowed money for clothes and vacations, homes far beyond their ability to maintain […]
Liber and Public Virtue – A 4th of July Tribute
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate and memorialize our Independence Day than by introducing you to this excellent and inspiring speech by the best teach and mentor I know, Dr. Oliver DeMille. Happy 4th of July. Liber and Public Virtue By Oliver DeMille A speech delivered by Dr. Oliver DeMille […]
Free Enterprise, Part One: The Future Economy
The American Dream America was established on the hope of relief from political and religious tyranny. Over time it became the bastion of liberty founded on the principles of limited government, freedom of religion and Free Enterprise. About a hundred years ago with the advent of widespread use of the business corporation in close relationship […]
A Model of Leadership Education, Part 6: An Abundance Mentality
This is part 6 of an 8-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here Building Your Two Towers At regular intervals during undergraduate enrollment, a mentor takes time to talk about the future. What will you be doing after graduation? What […]
A Model of Leadership Education, Part 5: The Proposal
This is part 5 of an 8-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here The Monticello College Proposal The day will again come when this nation will stand at a vital crossroads, and only statesmen of the caliber of Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln will […]
A Model of Leadership Education, Part 4: The Ideal
This is part 4 of an 8-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here The Ideal If we are to create the ideal college and offer the much needed Scholar and or Depth Phases to a new generation of American leaders, new foundings are needed. But what is […]