Some people are blessed with skills of oratory, some are natural leaders, and some others have charisma. I was blessed with a certain skill in writing and design. There was really one avenue that I felt offered me my best chance to communicate my love of things like capitalism, Americanism, and personal freedom—a year ago this week I started this blog.
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The Week in Conservatism
South Carolina is now in the record books. Trump is once again the winner, despite dredging up Code Pink’s talking points against George W. Bush, and despite a dust-up with the Pope. Cruz has fallen to third and Rubio is back on track after the New Hampshire debacle. Jeb is out of the race. Believe it or not, that is how the process is supposed to work.
An ‘Inconvenient Truth’ About the 2nd Amendment
Many politicians are fine with only minor changes to our gun laws in the name of public safety, but there are others who understand exactly why the second amendment exists and for them gun ownership is a problem. The difficulty for the average American is distinguishing between the two. How then do we know?
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.
Statism, the Hammer of Liberals
In fascism, the State is the ultimate authority. The people are therefore subordinate to the State
NJ Right to Life Dinner, a Brief Summary.
Last night in New Brunswick, NJ, I attended my first NJRTL dinner. On social issues, I consider myself more libertarian than conservative, so what I wondered what I might hear of interest from the personal liberty perspective. I knew from past experience with the organization this event would not be some gathering of "right-wing extremist" as most of the … Continue reading NJ Right to Life Dinner, a Brief Summary.
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 