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The advocates of socialism and communism assume, on principle, that the individual belongs to the state and the state can do whatever it wants to him. This premise, being the singular operative premise of communism and socialism, makes their moral natures and actions so similar that they can be understood solely on this basis. Contrast coercive governments with capitalist systems based upon the individual, and you will understand why communism and socialism oppose capitalism. The proponents of these coercive systems do not want the people to know that force and capitalism are opposites. In ...

The purpose of this book is to establish the theory that the apostle Peter is an alias for the Jewish historian Josephus. To support this view, we must connect both names to the Flavians, and in particular, the Roman general Titus. What does it mean that Josephus functioned among the Christians as a man named Peter? Why would he want to be called Peter? Who were his compatriots, his helpers, the men and women who helped him keep up the façade? To answer this, we must examine what facts of reality would have made it possible for him to function as Josephus as a writer of history and Peter ...

In 2025, three of the largest sporting events in the USA, the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, and the Indy 500 will be broadcast by the same national television network. With the addition of the Indy 500 on Fox Sports, the race teams competing in this event have received a major boost in their value proposition to prospective sponsors. The Fox Sports Network will likely provide a platform that will broaden the size of Indy Car fandom and increase the number of sport fans business deals, cross-promotions, and social media opportunities.. In addition, the development and growth of AI (Artificial...

How many times have we heard the old saw: “Capitalism has failed again” over the course of contemporary events? We heard it during the Great Depression of 1929 after Hoover had invoked tariffs and precipitated economic retaliation and a banking crisis. Along with this question usually came a statement to the effect, that “We can fix capitalism and make it even stronger by issuing economic controls or spending money to stimulate economic activity.” This book will argue that capitalism, as an economic system, cannot fail as long as individuals are free to act.

These poems were discovered among Mr. Villegas’s archives in 2016. Many of them have been read by only Mr. Villegas. Most of these poems were rejected as “not that good”. After seeing them again, he has changed his mind. These poems are expressive, fresh and spontaneously honest.

The Short Play Adam Reborn has been joined by a short story originally entitled "The Garden" which started over 40 years ago as the precursor to the Play. This story has been updated and refurbished to give it a consistent new theme that joins the two works and gives a fresh perspective on the nature of man and the glory of human accomplishment. The result is a tribute to man's greatness and his unending pursuit of values.

This book could be viewed as a companion work to my earlier book, “What Harvard and Princeton Don’t Want You to Know” which is an examination into the flawed premises of philosophers such as David Hume and Immanuel Kant who are most influential on the ideas of modern society including John Dewey and the pragmatists who run society. My goal for both works is to examine the proposition that our society is falling into an abyss of ignorance, man-made divisions, and social conflicts because (primarily) of Hume and Kant. This descent is sending us into a cruel form of nihilism that will ...

Jonny Payne is an Indiana teenager who has just discovered the philosophy of Ayn Rand and his parents are displeased. They take him to a priest and a psychologist, but his only question is "What is the price of independence? Jonny struggles to grow intellectually while confronted by the disapproval of his parents and peers. As he grows, he learns that the battle for individuality is the battle of life.

You have a yearning, a passion for some form of the good. What is it? You only know that you are confused, unclear, unable to decide just who you are and what you want. You look around and see the people. You wonder what makes them move each day? You notice some of them act as if they don’t care what happens next, they are dressed differently and seem not to care what they look like or how people react to them. Others move briskly bent on a purpose, concerned only about what they are about. People walk by them; they don’t even notice. They just keep to their path and you wonder where ...

This fictional work assumes that Adolf Hitler did not commit suicide in his Berlin bunker toward the end of World War II, but instead, was able to survive and escape to South America. This work presents the author’s reflection of the meaning of Nazism and fascism and attempts to extract that meaning from Hitler’s life and final words.

This stage play is about the struggle of the main character, Ricard, who has recently been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. The play chronicles his personal struggle to deal with how he became an alcoholic and how to repair his life. It focuses on his values, how to identify their role in his life, and how he can shed alcohol as a value. As he begins to understand what is important in his life, he begins the trek from his distorted value structure to what is important in life.

Is it possible that the problems in the world are not caused by capitalism and rich people? Is it possible that anti-capitalism and anti-reason philosophies are nothing more than elaborate hoaxes designed to convince people to give up everything they have honestly earned and take it away from them? Is it possible they are caused by the re-distribution of capital to wasteful uses and the consequent destruction of jobs and affluence? Additionally, after spending millions of dollars to fix the economy or the environment, altruists will forget to ask if the problem is fixed. If they hear that ...

Johnny is a Spanish guitar player with a mysterious past. At a party, he meets the beautiful songstress Aphrodite who is enthralled with his flamenco guitar skills. Later, she learns they have a connection, a particular song they both appear to know. Aphrodite discovers the connection, and through dreams, the two fall in love. The question is whether they will ever be together.

This book is for patients or individuals dealing with the issues of alcoholism and addiction. It starts with a short story that gives a fictional account of the life of the man who discovered alcohol. It provides a new understanding of addiction without the obligatory religious perspective. In fact, it focuses on knowledge and the process needed for “changing one’s mind” rather than for merely changing one’s actions. You are exposed to the thought process that sees alcohol as a value and show the devastating impact of excessive use on your life and relationships. It is hoped that ...

This is a story about an impossible love. Bob is a young American soldier in Korea during the Vietnam era. As he goes through his training, he works hard to survive the war that has been killing many of his friends. He does not know what will happen and he feels the stress of war looming. How will he survive?Bobbie is a beautiful young Korean woman trying to survive in a world that hates her because she likes Americans and their culture.When Bob meets Bobbie in an army town outside of Camp Casey, Korea, a new Korean War begins and they wonder if their love can survive the clash of values.

The goal of this booklet is to introduce young people to the economic system known as capitalism. It is my contention that capitalism is the best economic system in the world. The benefits of capitalism have been left out of the discussion in our universities, and I consider this a travesty. In fact, most college professors today know that if young people were to become aware of the benefits of capitalism, they would reject fascism, communism and socialism, each of which are coercive in nature. Scholars, college professors, and politicians today (properly called pragmatists) have engaged in...

Domitian’s contribution to religion is virtually unknown. Yet, as this book illustrates, he is the father of some of Christianity’s most profound concepts. The goal of this book is to define the specific themes and concepts that make up Domitian’s religious precepts – in a sense, we are defining the specific Domitian overlay to the Christian materials developed for his brother Titus. In the author's previous book on this topic entitled Unkilling Jesus, he presented analyses to support the thesis that Jesus was a fictional composite of the Emperor Vespasian, and his sons Titus and ...

This book explores a new field called pre-philosophy that emerged out of pre-historical times to become religion and modern philosophy. Villegas covers the fundamental concepts that make up religious precepts and he shows that rationalism, faith and collectivism bring about a self-imposed cultural dictatorship.

The idea that Domitian was the author, through John, of Revelation is a relatively new idea. But, if this is true, it answers many questions about the purpose of Revelation and what events led up to it. By connecting the document to Domitian, we are also able to connect it to Pauline Christianity and understand the context for both Christian writings and Revelation. Indeed, Revelation seems to be an outlier compared to most of the documents in the gospels. With a few minor exceptions, there are no monsters, fire-breathing dragons, apocalyptic imagery and dire warnings about catastrophic ...

Paul and Jesus are joined in one important way; the way of a miracle. They met one day on the road to Damascus while Paul supposedly pursued Christians. Jesus, in a sense, told Paul to get with the program and stop persecuting his people. In this incident, the Bible tells us, Jesus is already dead, resurrected and leading his flock from his throne in heaven. He spoke to Paul as from a dream, knocking him from his horse and speaking to him as a spirit. It is thought he gave Paul the gift of enlightenment, a new brighter vision of a world ruled by Jesus and his Father in heaven. Paul had been...