Posted by
Andrews on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 9:55:53 PM
I know today I posted four new posts (well, two new posts and two resurrected from my "drafts" folder with some new content), but I still feel I have been slacking during my vacation. So, to let my regulars know I have not forgotten them, I want to say I have two posts half finished and expected to be finished either tomorrow or Friday. As expected, neither is a post from the many lists of "
Upcoming Posts". Instead they are:
1. Imposed "Perfection" - This begins distinguishing my arguments for tradition from the efforts of many to impose behavioral norms by government fiat. After that I discuss the reason that the government should never, in any circumstance, force people to "do the right thing", at least not unless the rights of another are involved. Basically, it is an elaboration upon "Utopianism and Disaster".
2. A True Conservative Platform - This is my fantasy platform for a national political party. It describes what policies should be adopted on various topics, what should be both the ideal and realistic goals, and what should be national and what local. I admit it is representative of no conservative but me, but as I am the one writing this blog, I thought I should lay out in as clear a form as possible what I would want in an ideal political party.
In addition, I also plan to write the following next week:
1. From Principle to Precedent - The way the law has changed with the shift from Blackstone-like law based upon overarching principles to the modern fascination with, often contradictory, precedent alone. I will also look at the reasons this change took place, what the effects were, and why we should do everything we can to return to principle based law. (Yes, precedent was always part of the law, but from about 1650-1700 until the mid 20th century, the quest for unifying principles was more important. Well, we will cover that when I write the thing...)
2. The Problem of Pornography - A look at why our definition of pornography is problematic. I will ask whether we want a law which bases a definition upon the court's opinion of something's artistic or scientific merit, and what implications this has for all manner of censorship, licensing and other matters.
After that, I should be returning to my normal pace as my official vacation ends and I return to full time blogging on January 2. At that time I will likely try to clear up some of the many posts pending on my "upcoming posts" lists.