Application.Law

Topics	Past	Future	Present	God	Self	Others	World
Law	Judicial	Legislative	Executive

The American Form of Government. It is a Republic (rule of law)--neither a Democracy (tyranny of the many) or Oligarchy (tyranny of the elite). The essence of freedom is the proper limitation of government. Under Obama the US Presidency is Becoming an Executive Dictatorship

"[T]he government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general." --James Madison

"A government big enough to give you everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have." --Thomas Jefferson

Niall Ferguson: The 6 killer apps to prosperity. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2011, July 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Duration: 20:20.) The 6 "killer apps" are: (1) competition (formation of companies), (2) the scientific revolution, (3) property rights (rule of law), (4) modern medicine, (5) the consumer society (vs bare necessities), (6) the work ethic.