Are We Using Language To Confuse Ourselves?

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In “Are We Using Language to Confuse Ourselves?” Rushdoony warns that statist categories—especially the IRS distinction between “profit” and “nonprofit”—have subtly reshaped Christian and cultural thinking, causing people to mistake tax classifications for reality itself. He argues that these terms obscure what truly matters: productivity versus nonproductivity, noting that families, churches, schools, and libraries—though labeled “nonprofit”—are among the most productive forces in civilization, while civil government, also nonprofit, is often minimally productive at best. By adopting bureaucratic language, society elevates administration over creation, form over substance, and pragmatism over theology, allowing the tax state rather than God’s law to frame how we think. The remedy, Rushdoony insists, is a return to Biblical categories and disciplined thinking that rightly divides truth before God, not the state.

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This piece critiques the modern animal rights movement and its push toward vegetarianism as a social imperative. While acknowledging the right of vegetarians and animal rights advocates to promote their beliefs, the author warns against coercive tactics that could impose dietary choices on the broader public. Representative Ronald Mottl’s proposed bill to study animal rights is cited as an example of how advocacy could evolve into regulation. The piece notes that appeals to morality like claims that a nonviolent diet ensures world peace are dubious, pointing out India’s history despite widespread vegetarianism. The argument concludes that freedom must include responsibility; when used foolishly or coercively, it undermines itself. #AnimalRights #Vegetarianism #FreedomAndResponsibility #SocialControl #DietaryChoice #IndividualLiberty #NonViolentWorld #Coercion #Regulation #EthicsVsFreedom

This piece highlights the harsh realities widows face under federal and state property and tax laws. A Missouri widow, unable to operate her late husband’s farm machinery during harvest because it was tied up in his estate, was forced to hire help at additional expense. Laws and regulations, including estate and inheritance taxes, often treat widows as secondary to bureaucratic process, ignoring the years of joint labor they contributed. Even careful legal planning can fail, as tax laws are frequently revised. The author argues that these policies amount to a form of robbing widows, and questions why senior citizen organizations aren’t doing more to advocate for their protection. He calls for legislators to show genuine consideration for widows and orphans, emphasizing that death should be a time of mourning, not bureaucratic exploitation. #ProtectWidows #EstateTaxInjustice #DeathTaxes #PropertyRights #TaxBurden #LegalRedTape #AdvocateForSurvivors #WidowProtection #InheritanceJustice #FairLegislation