Articles with the highest readership
These are the most read articles published by the Midwest Populist as of February 23, 2008
1,953 readers “Militant Atheism”?
View stats | on Jun 16 2007
There is a term that tends to be deployed when referring to atheists in American society, who have the apparent audacity of publicly iterating their convictions. It is the referring expression, militant atheists; a phrase used to designate any instance where atheology is defended or supported by an interlocutor, who demonstrates a cognitive disp… [more]
Tags: Commentary
1,568 readers A Return to Reason
View stats | on May 28 2007
I have indulged myself – intellectually for the last several years – with the entertainment of a postmodern ideology; one that dismissed convictions of truth for one that – as an alternative – adopted perspectivism. In other words, I dismissed with a monolithic conception of reality, where a single truth prevailed over other versions – […] [more]
Tags: Commentary
View stats | on Jul 10 2007
Despite the best efforts of the luddite Jim Crow bigots residing in the backwater town of Jena, Louisiana, the cap is about to burst on these white supremacists, who are in the process of committing what amounts to a lynching of several, young African-American males. This clinical lynching is being conducted under the veneer of […] [more]
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805 readers Time Magazine’s False Characterization of Ron Paul’s Foreign Policy
View stats | on Dec 22 2007
Time Magazine, in their annual declaration of the individual that qualifies as the most influential person of the year, cited Ron Paul, not as the most influential, but as a person worthy of mention. However, in the brief description of Ron Paul and his political advocacies, Time Magazine incorrectly portrayed Paul as an isolationist […] [more]
Tags: Commentary, Foreign Policy, Politics, global, government, imperialism, military, neoconservatism, war
779 readers Review of Michel Onfray’s “Atheist Manifesto”
View stats | on Jun 1 2007
Michel Onfray in his Atheist Manifesto sets out to perform a task that has long been waiting in the winks; a subversion theme that has been acknowledged but rarely openly enunciated in clear and unmistakable terms. He embarks along the mission of deconstructing religion; in all of its manifestations; in all of its bigotry; every […] [more]
Tags: Commentary, atheist manifesto, michel onfray, religion. atheism
744 readers Does “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Hungry” Mean We Open Our Doors To All?
View stats | on Jun 19 2007
An Article by: Thomas Melaccio Evidently America has now become the sanctuary of all in the world who are under duress? Not that helping others is bad thing that is not and never has been an issue with most decent people or me. Also, this has always been a nation of immigrants no doubt about it. However, […] [more]
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716 readers Ron Paul’s unfortunate position on Federal hate crime legislation to protect gays and transgendered
View stats | on May 12 2007
Rep. Ron Paul has taking the most unfortunate stance in response to the legislation under consideration, which would extend Federal Hate Crime statutes to instances of hate motivated crimes that are perpetrated against gays and cross-gendered. Reverting to the less intellectually endowed Republican rhetoric - deviating from his more interesting … [more]
Tags: Society, bill of right, bill of rights, constitution, government, history, legislation
712 readers Fighting Back Against the Powerful in Society
View stats | on Apr 14 2007
I have always made it an unwavering point to oppose those people who are in positions of authority or power who I find to exhibit hypocrisy and ethical depravity. Often, I have done such vocal protests at my own expense, suffering - on one occasion - an employment loss; however, I remain resolute in my […] [more]
Tags: Direct Democracy, corporations, economics, education
653 readers Post New War on Gun Owners Portends End of All U.S. Liberty
View stats | on Dec 5 2007
An Article by: Loren Bliss Even inside the Second Amendment community, too many U.S. voters remain oblivious to the fact the Democrats and the Republicans are now openly collaborating to forcibly disarm as many Americans as possible — especially U.S. military veterans — with an oppressive package of bipartisan Congressional legislati… [more]
Tags: Homeland Security, Politics, bill of rights, congress, constitution, liberty
497 readers Soviet Style Democracy in America
View stats | on Aug 13 2007
The need for direct democracy in America - most particularly in the Federal tier of Government - has never been more transparent than it is today; especially in respect to the span of time during which the Democrats have had majorities in Congress. It has become clear following the Democratic procurement of power in the two […] [more]
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