Ep. 50 - The Truth About Party Over Principles

It bothers me immensely when politicians and talking heads propose intellectually lazy and dishonest policies that they know will do more harm than good. Then your friends, family and the faceless, and often nameless, folks on social media jump on the bandwagon. Their prescriptions are not based on principles (or so I thought) rather, they appear to be based on party (or group think).
I am no longer willing to cut these folks any slack because they can easily spend a few minutes on an Internet search and read multiple sides of any argument or policy. They can easily spend a few minutes trying to determine what the truth is.
Why then does this phenomenon exist? Why do those who subscribe to this form of public policy advocacy resort to low-ball tactics when it comes to the treatment of their ideological foes? You know: name-calling, violence, vilification, shutting down the speech of dissenters, mocking, de-platforming, boycotting, and censorship!
After much reflection and study, I believe these people are, indeed, principle-driven. That principle is winning - - - winning at all costs. Nothing else explains this behavior.
Show Notes:
William Watkins – The New Absolutes
Pritical Thinking - Amazon
Pritical Thinking - eBooks
Michael Malice - The New Right
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #4 - The Truth About Minimum Wage
Episode #7 -The Truth About Climate Change
Episode #31 - The Truth About Socialism - Part I
Episode #32 - The Truth About Socialism - Part II
Episode  #33 - The Truth About Abortion - Mental Gymnastics
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Ep. 49 - The Truth About Wisdom - The Fool the Mocker and the Simple

In Episode 48, we covered most of the wisdom-related topics presented in the book of Proverbs including: seeking counsel and advice, constructive criticism, discernment, discipline, self-control, instruction, knowledge, planning, and prudence.
In this episode, I walk you through King Solomon’s insightful explanation of how wisdom is applied, or better put NOT applied, by different types of people namely the fool, the mocker, and the simple.
Show Notes:
The Proverbs Project - Amazon
The Proverbs Project - eBook formats
The Proverbs Project Facebook Fan Page
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Ep. 48 - The Truth About Wisdom - Biblically Speaking

Several years ago I wrote the book, The Proverbs Project. My goal was to bring the content of the Old Testament book of Proverbs to life in a manner in which the average person could easily consume and apply to their life. I went through Proverbs verse-by-verse assigning a theme for each of the 900 verses. I identified 150 themes, which were then grouped into 9 general categories. These 9 categories became the chapters of the book.
Authorship of the book of Proverbs is largely attributed to King Solomon who was the son of King David. Solomon is thought to have been the richest and wisest man to ever live.
Wisdom, which is the major theme of the book of Proverbs, is the subject of Episodes 48 and 49. In this episode I cover most of the wisdom-related topics presented in Proverbs including: advice, correction, discernment, discipline, instruction, knowledge, planning, and prudence. In the next episode, I walk you through Solomon’s insightful explanation of how wisdom is applied by different types of people namely the fool, the mocker, and the simple.
Show Notes:
The Proverbs Project - Book, ebook
The Proverbs Project Facebook Fan Page
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Ep. 47 - The Truth About Roe v Wade - Part II - What They Don’t Tell You

In this second episode on the Roe v. Wade opinion, we are going to walk through the second half of the opinion and expose you to parts that neither the pro-life nor the pro-abortion side of the debate ever mention. Namely the very clear language finding that the right to an abortion and the right to privacy is NOT absolute. The opinion clearly grants states the ability to regulate and ban abortions.
It's right there in black in white! Why isn't this common knowledge?
Show Notes:
Roe v. Wade opinion
Chapter 7 of Mark Levin’s Men in Black
The Real Jane Roe
Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Abortion Law Fetal Remains
Missouri Terminates It's Last Abortion Clinic After Finding Deficient Practices
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