The Federal Government: A Threat to Liberty(0)
Jefferson had it right – “…bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution”
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“Winning” is Losing. For All of Us.(0)
Like my parents used to tell my brother and I when we fought as children – “you’re both wrong” – it’s time for people who love liberty to do the same to democrats and republicans alike.
Constitution Day is this Saturday!(0)
Going to the federal government to fix problems created by the federal government doesn’t work!
Morning Bell: Confronting Terror The Best Way We Can(0)
While opinions about America’s post–9/11 policies come and go, facts remain: The U.S. has thwarted 40 terrorist plots through an aggressive and prioritized plan of offense to protect America. That is not a plan to abandon now, in an age of increasingly high-tech terrorism. As John Yoo, a former official in the U.S. Department of Justice between 2001–2003, said yesterday at The Heritage Foundation, “The most important thing to happen in the U.S. in the last 10 years was nothing… the most important question to ask is why and whether … More
Dear Federal Government: Go To Hell(0)
apparently, the American majority is just plain nutty.
Morning Bell: When Catastrophe Strikes(0)
Yesterday at 1:51 p.m. Eastern Time, a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck near a small town outside Washington, D.C., the strongest such tremor in 67 years. The geological event, which affected the eastern third of the United States, sent thousands of workers in our nation’s capital (and in New York City) scurrying into the streets waiting for news of what to do next. Fortunately, the quake resulted in only some minor injuries and minor damage to buildings, a shortened workday, and gridlock on the streets of Washington, but it is a reminder of … More
The Patriot Act is Not Conservative(0)
If Americans needed another reminder of why the Democratic Party is absolutely worthless, they got it during the Patriot Act extension debate when Senate Majority leader Harry Reid again behaved exactly like the Bush-era Republicans he once vigorously opposed.
Pentagon Papers: 40 Years Later(0)
By Kevin BrettThe Pentagon Papers were declassified and released to the public today, forty years after they were first leaked. The papers consist of 7,000 pages of acute scrutiny examining two decades of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
The…
National Security State: Bipartisan Opposition(0)
By Kevin BrettSalon columnist Glenn Greenwald recently penned an article pointing to emerging bipartisan coalitions that have formed to oppose the national security state. While bipartisan coalitions often work toward detrimental ends, here are s…
Where are you, James Otis?(0)
Power corrupts, yes, but corruption powers government. Who will be our James Otis – with a passionate plea for liberty?