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Author: Michael McCormick

B.S., J.D.

Capitalism & Fascism

January 26, 2026January 27, 2026 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

Why fascism? It is the inevitable result of late stage capitalism. Capitalism works well in developing nations: jobs are created, living standards rise, the people are optimistic. The jobs, however, are often drained from developed capitalist nations where wage rates

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Capitalism, War, & Venezuela

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

Recently, I published an essay on this Page entitled: “Capitalism and War”. It argued that the competitive nature of capitalism, along with its materialistic value system, naturally ends in war. Capitalism operates in the realm of competition. Competition is worshiped,

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Authoritarianism vs. The Liberal Order

January 4, 2026January 6, 2026 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

Authoritarianism is sweeping the globe. It is characterized by hyper nationalism, consolidation of power in the executive branch through a takeover of the judiciary, and the loss of civil liberties, particularly freedoms of speech. The liberal elites, the internationalist if

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The Wealth Gap & Deficit Spending

December 26, 2025December 28, 2025 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

A Wall Street Journal article about family offices caught my attention. A family office consists of a staff of advisors who cater to a wealthy family’s financial and personal “needs”. Families with net worths in the upper tens of millions

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Capitalism and War

December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

Capitalism and War: Is there a connection? Without question, the answer to this question is yes. There are several reasons for this: the most fundamental of which is that capitalism promotes materialism. Not materialism in the philosophical sense of the

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Tolstoy on Economics

November 23, 2025December 7, 2025 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

“Whatever the opinions and degree of education of a man of to-day, whatever his shade of liberalism, whatever his school of philosophy, or of science, or of economics, however ignorant or superstitious he may be, every man of the present

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Tolstoy on the “Justification” for War

November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

“The first and crudest form of reply [to Tolstoy’s  previously publish book “What I Believe”] consists in the bold assertion that the use of force is not opposed by the teaching of Christ; that it is permitted, and even enjoined,

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Idealism

November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

In response to those who argue that humankind inherently evil, and to strive for no war is inherently foolish: “To let go the requirements of the ideal means not only to diminish the possibility of perfection, but to make an

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Good Guys vs. Bad Guys?

September 23, 2025September 24, 2025 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

I listened to a far-right podcast the day after Charlie Kirk’s assasination to hear the response to the tragic event. What disturbed me about the podcast was the near constant verbal attachment of their political movement to God and Christianity.

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The World Needs Peacemakers

August 24, 2025November 23, 2025 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

The world needs peacemakers: people who will standup for the cause of peace, who will not shirk in the face of constant talk of war and preparation for war, who will verbally speakout, rather shout-out: “WAR IS WRONG!” Today is

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