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2015 in Review: My favorite essay.
Way back in April, I wrote a two-part essay asking the question: Is America Really Free? I believe these two posts define one of the central themes of this blog. Unfortunately, Liberty Relearned was but a fledgling wog of a blog, without many followers to read them at the time. I really think they're worth re-posting as sort of a "best of" look back at 2015. Here are key excerpts from both. Hope you enjoy!
Rand Paul Was Right
The now famous dust-up between Rand Paul and Chris Christie during Thursday's Republican debate over our fourth amendment rights versus national security was a microcosm of the one held nationally in the months leading up to the PATRIOT Act's renewal in June.
No Personal Freedom is Too Small to Give up Lightly
It may seem a small incident, but multiplied tens of thousands of times across the country; it becomes tyranny.
Statist Objective: Rule Through Regulation
None of the heads of these agencies can be voted out by the American public. Allowing these agencies to cross the line from administrators of law to creators of law make it easier for statists to subvert the U.S. Constitution gain control over us.
Is America Really a Free Country? Pt. 2: Phone and Pen vs. Pen and Parchment
The President has managed to circumvent Congress and the Constitution on numerous occasions to rule by Executive Order. In light of these facts, it is hard to maintain the belief that Americans enjoy the kinds of liberties the Founders had in mind when they signed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
Is America Really a Free Country?
“It's a free country,” as the saying goes. We as Americans have been brought up to believe this. Our Founding Fathers even put it in writing. We say it without giving it much thought. It's cliché. If we were forced to answer this question honestly, could we really answer in the affirmative?
Liberty Relearned 