Frank Kaufmann

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The Truth Will Set You Free. The Truth Hurts. Which Is It?

3 days ago | medium.com | Frank Kaufmann

The biblical passage (John 8:32) about truth’s liberating power has gained new relevance amid Western culture wars. In 2016, the Oxford Dictionary named “post-truth” the word of the year. Postmodernists argue there are no objective truths, only interpretations, a view rooted in Nietzsche and Sartre. Sartre, influenced by Marxism, claimed no one can be judged except by their own moral choices, legitimizing personal morality.
The Truth Will Set You Free. The Truth Hurts. Which Is It?

3 days ago | frankkaufmann.substack.com | Frank Kaufmann

by David EatonThe biblical passage (John 8:32) about truth’s liberating power has gained new relevance amid Western culture wars. In 2016, the Oxford Dictionary named "post-truth" the word of the year. Postmodernists argue there are no objective truths, only interpretations, a view rooted in Nietzsche and Sartre. Sartre, influenced by Marxism, claimed no one can be judged except by their own moral choices, legitimizing personal morality.
Bafflement Over Borders

1 week ago | medium.com | Frank Kaufmann

We need common-sense respect for citizenship and nationhood to be restoredby Frank PerleyThis article was first published in The Stream.. Something there is that doesn’t love a wall. More than a hundred years ago, Robert Frost penned these words in his oft-quoted poem “Mending Wall” to express a subtle, simmering vexation with the practice of building barriers that keep people apart.
Bafflement Over Borders

1 week ago | frankkaufmann.substack.com | Frank Kaufmann

by Frank PerleyThis article was first published in The Stream. Something there is that doesn’t love a wall. More than a hundred years ago, Robert Frost penned these words in his oft-quoted poem “Mending Wall” to express a subtle, simmering vexation with the practice of building barriers that keep people apart.
The Moral Power of Art

1 week ago | medium.com | Frank Kaufmann

by David EatonIn his Spring and Autumn Annals, Chinese politician Lu Bu Wei (291–235 BC) offered this perspective regarding music:“The will of people living in an area can be known by examining the customs prevailing there. And their virtues can be known by examining their will.
Energy and Environmentalism

2 weeks ago | medium.com | Frank Kaufmann

Progress advances not with energy privation but from prosperity, including when funded by fracking. Progress advances not with energy privation, but prosperity funded by fracking. Clean energy is the future. Bringing the new era closer to realization shaped the theme for the recently observed Earth Day, “Our power, our planet.” While the magnitude of the new “green” power can hardly be understated, the monumental contributions of inky fossil fuels mustn’t be forgotten.
Energy and Environmentalism

2 weeks ago | frankkaufmann.substack.com | Frank Kaufmann

article by Frank PerleyProgress advances not with energy privation but from prosperity, including when funded by fracking. Progress advances not with energy privation, but prosperity funded by fracking. Clean energy is the future. Bringing the new era closer to realization shaped the theme for the recently observed Earth Day, "Our power, our planet." While the magnitude of the new "green" power can hardly be understated, the monumental contributions of inky fossil fuels mustn’t be forgotten.
When giving is not generous

2 weeks ago | medium.com | Frank Kaufmann

Reckless issuing of government benefits adds up to waste, fraud and abuseBy Frank PerleyThat “It is more blessed to give than to receive,” as Jesus pointed out, is a venerated truism. There is, however, an exception to the precious guidance that is not so holy: the act of giving away other people’s money, rather than one’s own. The practice is a perversion of genuine generosity that does a disservice to giver and receiver alike.
A left turn toward 'assassination culture'

2 weeks ago | medium.com | Frank Kaufmann

Frustrated by defeat, ‘progressives’ normalize political violenceLearning the difference between right and wrong is as fundamental a skill as any that civilization requires. Mistakes are inevitable along the path of life, of course, but with experience comes the ability to make better choices. In America circa 2025, however, failure to win at the ballot box is driving “progressives” so deep into frustration that they are not hesitating to crash through the walls of civilized behavior.
A left turn toward ‘assassination culture’

2 weeks ago | frankkaufmann.substack.com | Frank Kaufmann

Learning the difference between right and wrong is as fundamental a skill as any that civilization requires. Mistakes are inevitable along the path of life, of course, but with experience comes the ability to make better choices. In America circa 2025, however, failure to win at the ballot box is driving “progressives” so deep into frustration that they are not hesitating to crash through the walls of civilized behavior.