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Life, Liberty, Property, Justice

@only-conservative-here / only-conservative-here.tumblr.com

I like to discuss politics, policy, and international affairs. I'm also into theology, political philosophy, and much, much more. Opinions are my own, and not necessarily those of my employer.
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Anonymous asked:

A long time ago you had posted a link to a website you use for research on world events, can you remind me what that was?

I'm having trouble remembering what it was specifically, but these are good resources:http://www.cfr.orghttp://www.rand.org

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Merry Christmas, everyone!

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”-Isaiah 9:6.

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I’ve been gone for a while

Let’s just say I’ve been busy for an incredible event that happened a few weeks ago, and had something tragic happen to me. But I hope to log in more often!

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It's not enough to complain about what is wrong in American politics today.

Society is filled with those who are all to eager to tell us what the problem is without offering any solution. I urge you to reject this attitude! If you have not done so, please get out and vote. Commit yourself to action, not rhetoric. Many have died for your right to do just that, and others would give anything to be a part of the electoral process that you have the privilege to participate in.

Do not take this blessing for granted, and be responsible. Vote.

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Defense workers turn out nose cones for bombers at Douglas Aircraft’s Long Beach, California factory, October 1942. 

Today is National Manufacturing Day!

Leading on the Home Front

To fight a global war, America needed to mobilize its entire population on the “Home Front.” This enormous effort touched almost every aspect of life and unleashed economic forces that reverberated for generations.

Under FDR’s direction, government assumed unprecedented economic powers. Defense spending skyrocketed. Millions of Americans paid Federal income taxes for the first time. To control inflation, the government put limits on wages, prices, and rents. And to conserve scarce goods, it rationed products ranging from gasoline to sugar.

As the war effort heated up, FDR signaled that further New Deal reforms would be postponed. “Dr. New Deal,” he explained, was now “Dr. Win-the-War.” Eleanor Roosevelt objected to this decision, but the war itself soon brought new possibilities for reform. Booming war industries generated millions of jobs. This created unprecedented opportunities for women, African Americans and other minorities - and fostered demands for greater social and economic opportunity.

US Army Poster, 1942. Artwork by Adolph Treidler.
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