The Skousen Society

Sorry about the length of time since my last post. Hey, it's Christmas, and I'm on vacation...and I'm chillin'.

I've got an idea though. Two internet friends are responsible for it. A correspondent from England, and a reader/commenter on this blog.

Not too long ago, I recommended the book: The 5,000 Year Leap, by Cleon Skousen. Here's the post. And here's the link to the author's page to purchase.

It lists the 28 fundamental idea/beliefs/principles upon which the Founders built America. And when you read it, you will immediately see that it is by violating them we ended up where we are now—internationally, domestically and economically. You will be shocked at the purity of the ideas, and in some ways, the severity of them—because we have been conditioned to mitigate them, soften them, cheat and bend them.

But they are responsible for the greatness of America. Indeed, they are required for the greatness of America. We abandon them, we ignore them, we forget them at our peril.

I propose a Skousen Society. Comprised of people dedicated to the principles in The 5,000 Year Leap: A glorious remnant to preserve and advance them.

One of the advantages of learning these principles is that you can see with clarity just when the ideas, policies and proposals of parties and politicians violate them or comport with them. It makes it so much easier to navigate the right course even amid the cacophony and confusion of the tempests, whirlwinds and uproars of Washington D.C.

(It might also be helpful for citizens of other countries to read, to see why their respective nations have never achieved greatness...or lost it, and what they can do to remake, revive or reinvent them.)

Please, if you don't read another book this year...read The 5000 Year Leap. And let me know what you think.

The Gunslinger