This Independence Day was uniquely inspiring for me. It included food on the grill, American flags flying, laughing kids and brilliant fireworks to end the day. While enjoying the holiday weekend, I took time to focus inwardly on the more meaningful aspects of the day. For me, the 4th is really a special mix of [...]
In a Bible passage so powerful even those who don’t believe the Bible unknowingly quote it an arrogant young ruler is so enamored with his exalted position he thinks he can disregard the traditions of his predecessors with impunity. In the midst of a celebration of his greatness the proud young man calls for the [...]
...and so it is only fitting that the control and surveillance system he envisaged In his landmark novel "1984" should be actually implemented in England. Did he know something? The linked UK Telegraph article reports that an audio monitoring system is being test-deployed on High Street, Coventry as "pilot project". A controversial covert surveillance system [...]
I can't believe I had to teach all of this to myself. What does it mean to be a citizen? What is the purpose of government? I'd like to examine this thing we call the "social contract" with an eye towards its abuse. If a majority of dependent "citizens" can use their vote to borrow [...]
The following is the final installment of a 3-part series, which wraps up by discussing our present course toward collectivism. Read part 1 here and part 2 here. ---- A populace willing to ignore the dark side of socialism and collectivism has already imperiled the United States. In spite of looking and acting like individualists, [...]
President Obama gave a speech a couple of days ago in which he made fun of John Boehner, Minority Leader of the House, for comparing the financial regulation reform bill to using a nuclear bomb to kill an ant. Obama scoffed at the idea of calling the financial crisis an ant. And he was [...]
The following is part 2 of a 3-part series that discusses the author’s observations of the perception of socialism today and how would-be collectivists fail to see the dark side of their ideology. Read part 1 here. ---- While perusing YouTube in search of historical video clips, I reviewed the video results for “East Germany” [...]
The following is part 1 of a 3-part series that discusses the author’s personal perceptions and recollections of socialism and communism while growing up in the 1990’s. ---- One of my favorite pastimes of late is browsing YouTube; the right keywords can be used for more than finding the latest viral video. Anyone interested in [...]
This is an hour-long video that I highly recommend. It covers a number of economic topics, all of which intertwine. Any one of them can be a study in itself. The video portrays its message without pulling any punches. The fiscal path we are on is unsustainable, and has been for many years. Hopefully viewers [...]
You can glance out your window and see it coming: a tsunami of tax hikes set to overwhelm our shores in 2011. Americans for Tax Reform has detailed the staggering list here. Most Americans don’t seem to know they're about to be swept up in this, but they will soon as the tax cuts of [...]
Our own Jamie Radtke gave a rousing speech on July 3rd at the We the People, An American Event in Northern Virginia. She discussed the enormous threats our nation faces, but the hope she sees in ordinary citizens like us standing up against those threats with history as our guide: I am encouraged, because people [...]
OK, I'm reading WaPo (don't be hatin'), a recent piece by that ever-zealous advocate of free market capitalism, Fareed Zakaria. Mr. Zakaria says he has spoken with a number of business leaders who are supporters of Obama (unbelievably, there still are some) but are concerned about his administration and its complete lack of business acumen. [...]