Fingers in the Dam
Many of us, at least, vaguely recall the story of the young Dutch boy, Hans Brinker – The Hero of Haarlem. Hans is the fabled child that saved his community from an impending flood by placing his...
View ArticleReflecting on Common Sense
In 1776, a text written anonymously by Thomas Paine, titled Common Sense, went viral and turned the tide of American opinion in favor of separation from Britain. It has been argued quite convincingly...
View ArticleThe Zimmerman Riots
All seems to be rather quiet on the home front despite the media hyping up the likelihood of widespread rioting that would follow the not guilty verdict of the George Zimmerman trial. It can even be...
View ArticleReligious Baiting
If Al Qaeda had been an extremist Christian organization, would have the media and government began shouting from the rooftops, “We need to profile all the Christians! We need to immediately launch a...
View ArticleEgyptian Military Planned for Months to Oust Morsi
In the wake of the military takeover of the Egyptian government, the Obama administration has been reluctant to call the event a “coup” due to the prescription of US law requiring that aid be...
View ArticleWhat is freedom?
Freedom is the ability to perform any action that does not infringe upon the liberty of another person coupled with the ability to say “I won’t!” – whereas tyranny is someone saying “You must!” at the...
View ArticleDefending Liberty
Who do you suppose fights harder – a group of people trying to retain (or gain) their freedom or a group of people, themselves slaves, sent to destroy it? Liberty is a strong motivator. In times of...
View ArticleBrushing the Dust Off of the American Revolution
The American Revolution reached its apex the day the Declaration of Independence was signed. Many think of the American Revolution as a war fought between the original Colonies and the British;...
View ArticleHey Congress! The NSA aren’t the Only People Watching You!
It has been reported that Rep. Justin Amash’s amendment (H.R. 2399: LIBERT-E Act) to: End authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. Bars the NSA and other agencies from...
View ArticleOn the Issue of Natural Rights
Natural rights are nearly as poorly understood as gravity. Just as people naturally attempt to defend their property so does an apple naturally fall to the ground from a tree. However, if one asks a...
View Article“Other People”
“People are dumb – present company excluded, of course.” It is not uncommon for individuals to have low opinions of people that they don’t know. How many times have you heard someone proclaim, “people...
View ArticleThe System
What is The System? We hear it talked about all the time: “Blame it on The System;” “The System is broken;” “Put your trust in The System;” and so on. Every person has likely made reference to The...
View ArticleThe State of the Union
From Merriam-Webster: state – mode or condition of being union – a political unit constituting an organic whole formed usually from units which were previously governed separately (as England and...
View ArticleRethinking the State Concept
Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our...
View ArticleA Fictional Scenario
While perusing the DailyPaul, I happened across a quicklink to a Lions of Liberty article, titled Should I Be Defending Dinesh D’Souza?, written by my colleague Marc Clair. To be honest, I’m not...
View ArticleLearning Ferguson’s Lessons
The only mistakes that should be regretted are those from which no lessons were learned. Never let a mistake go to waste. The fiasco in Ferguson, MO, provides the opportunity to learn at least two...
View ArticleStanding up
Before reading on, please answer the question – How did the United States get in the shape it is today? The answer that you provided to yourself was likely akin to – “because the People never stood...
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