New on the blogosphere, Politeia, comes highly recommended by Tocqueville.

From the “Manifesto,” an excerpt from a post entitled "Eternal Truths":

"We value the traditions and institutions, the legacy of good governance of those countries in which proper democracies have taken hold.

"We decline to make excuses for, and oppose those, who empathize with totalitarian regimes and movements for which democracy is the enemy, regimes that oppress their own peoples and movements that aspire to do so. We draw a firm line between ourselves and those voices today who offer an apologetic explanation for such political forces.

"We believe that bullies, terrorists, totalitarians and political blackmailers must not be appeased, but be made known, in no uncertain terms and deeds, where the line is drawn that will not be crossed.

"We are not warmongers. Nor do we harbour any perverse admiration for the 'aesthetics' or romantic notions over the triumphs of war or revolution. But we are not pacifists either. Real evil, and forces that strive for our destruction must be fought, in the last resort also with weapons. Nor do we wish to rule the use of ultimate force for out as a tool of negotiation."


Check it out and let us know what you think. I am extremely interested in the informed opinions of our reading community.