by Lee Camp | Nov 13, 2020 | Opinion
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by Lee Camp | Dec 21, 2017 | Opinion
Thomas Paine’s use of the Bible was at the heart of his incendiary critique of the political powers of his day. It goes, in summary, like this: The Bible denounces monarchy, and it’s no wonder because the monarchy is rotten so let’s start a...
by Lee Camp | Dec 20, 2017 | Opinion
We need to recover and adapt Thomas Paine’s critique of political power. Paine delivered a devastating blow to the notion of the British monarchy, and its attendant aristocracy, with his “Common Sense.” Just as the granting of a monarchy in the Old...