What we need, a prescription for our times

General principles:

Truth first.

Less tolerance and more accountability. On all fronts. Business. Government. Foreign affairs. Heads must roll.

Eliminate externalities. If the decision makers aren't the ones who suffer the consequences of their own decisions, their decisions will never improve.

Tighten the feedback loops. If cause and effect are separated by too much time, stupid people will fail to connect their actions with the consequences thereof.

Expose and condemn all lies. All of them.

Embrace outrage. But make it informed, intelligent outrage. Not this Leftist b.s.

Less whining and more action. Intelligent action, not acting out.

Ignore the pretensions of the Left. Neither the hard Left nor the squishy left ("liberals") are progressive, nor have they been in a very, very long time. They are the reactionaries. They are the establishment. It is the right that is progressive these days. Activism is not the sole province of the Left. In fact, their idea of activism is often just plain stupid. Let's show them what real activism is like.

Defend free speech, where free speech is defined as the freedom to speak freely. Support EFF. Support Joel Mowbray. Support judicialwatch.org.

Do away with notions that compromise our ability to make value judgements and hold scoundrels accountable. No more moral relativism. No more moral equivalance. No more wishful thinking and sentimentality, such as pacifism. No more ideologicially motivated pseudoscience. No playing favorites. No selective outrage based on ideology or partisanship.

No collectivism. Don't just pass the buck to some organization or politician. Hold them accountable for their performance. And take action personally where possible.

Examine yourself to make sure you're not part of the problem.

No compromise. Only a coward compromises on principle, and everything we're talking about here is a matter of principle.

Do not relent. Intelligent perseverance pays off.

Getting more specific: business
Getting more specific: government
Getting more specific: foreign policy