http://www.chancelitton.com Welcome to ChanceLitton.com Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:51:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am troubled.  I have been a member of the Campaign for Liberty for almost two years now.  During the 2008 presidential campaign I came across a little book called The Revolution: A Manifesto by Dr. Ron Paul and had a transformational experience which you can read about here.  Since ... http://www.chancelitton.com/?p=186 "If you don't know where you're going, how can you expect to get there?"  - Basil S. Walsh I am in a transitional period of my life.  A few years ago I was a carefree junior officer.  My primary duty was to drive a two billion dollar submarine like I owned ... http://www.chancelitton.com/?p=183 http://www.chancelitton.com/?p=177 My daughter is coming into an age in which she is absorbing knowledge and ideas like a sponge.  This has made me keenly aware that there are many competing ideologies out there among children’s books and television programs.  Most people see cartoonish pictures of animals, cuddly dancing monsters and simple ... http://www.chancelitton.com/?p=173 Homeschooling as a concept was completely foreign to me until I went to college.  I met a few kids there that had been homeschooled and my general impression was that their parents must have been hippies or religious zealots.  Of course, I made these judgments without any data whatsoever.  Then, ... http://www.chancelitton.com/?p=164 I sent the following letter to the RNC Chairman at http://www.gop.com/Connect/ContactUs.htm.  I encourage everyone to send one of their own. Mr. Chairman, As the Republican leadership considers why we lost the election, I hope you will consider the following points: 1)  George W. Bush won in 2000 running on traditional Republican principles such ... http://www.chancelitton.com/?p=162 The voters have spoken and Senator Obama is going to be our next president.  The debate over what the Republicans need to do in order to be competitive in two years is already raging.  The big question is: should the Republicans abandon free-market capitalism, individual liberty and limited government or return to those ... http://www.chancelitton.com/?p=150 Here is a video version of a powerpoint/keynote presentation I made to summarize the key points of Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto.  The presentation has several extra slides that aren't in the video that cover more issues like the income tax and the environment. Here is the powerpoint file if ... http://www.chancelitton.com/?p=141 Recently, in our world of political ideas, words like Socialist and Fascist have made a resurgent comeback.  Some people hurl them at domestic opponents and foreign enemies alike in order to rouse emotional responses.  Others seek to redefine them to make them more avoidable or even acceptable, and still others ... http://www.chancelitton.com/?p=131 Isn’t voting a pain in the ass?  My vote is just one little ballot in a sea of millions; statistically meaningless, yet it feels so important.  The 2008 presidential election has caused me more intellectual grief and ideological heartache than all of my previous voting experiences combined.  Finally, just a ... http://www.chancelitton.com/?p=94