Browsing the archives for the H. L. Mencken tag

Mental slavery?

George Orwell wisely noted in 1984, that he who controls the past controls the future and he who controls the present controls the past. [...]

Death and taxes?

compiled & edited by Daniel Hagadorn Most law-abiding citizens acknowledge the unfortunate necessity of paying taxes, but since the Civil War era, our government has advanced decidedly unconstitutional policies that would appall the Framers, who never envisioned a tax system like the one we presently “enjoy.” “To preserve [the] independence [of the people,] we must [...]

H. L. Mencken (1880 – 1956)

Timeless insights from the Sage of Baltimore that continue to challenge our thinking today. [...]