Category: Liberty
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Americans love government. Why?
In his article Americans Love Government, Walter E. Williams wonders why we rely on something that we have so little faith in.
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Sammies Awards celebrate, award liberty
Tonight in Northbrook, Illinois, about 300 people gathered to attend an awards ceremony presented by the Sam Adams Alliance. The Sam Adams Alliance inspires, trains, and links allies to advance economic and individual liberty through a strategic combination of new media tools and traditional communications. The Sam Adams Alliance is a “to-do tank” that educates,…
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AIG hysteria tramples liberty
The Founding Fathers, who took such deliberate care to preserve personal liberty in our Constitution, would be ashamed by the hysteria and pandering that have consumed Washington, D.C., over bonuses paid to employees of American International Group. There is no justification for rewarding people for failure, but the conduct of elected officials calling for legislative…
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Purpose
I received this fine article from Al Terwelp of Overbrook, Kansas, and he agreed to let me publish it here. Our nation is in crisis. It has become very difficult to see the right direction out of our predicament. We are overwhelmed with opinions, viewpoints, and expressions of good intention regarding solutions. I caution placing…
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Annoyed by Anti-Annoyance Law
Here’s Paul Jacob‘s commentary for today. I’m annoyed by a new law passed in the Michigan town of Brighton City. According to the ordinance, police may fine anyone who is too annoying in public. Up to $500. The ordinance states: “It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in a course of conduct or…
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette publishes editorial in Paul Jacob’s defense
From FreePaulJacob.com A super editorial appeared in yesterday’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, defending Paul (and, more generally, the First Amendment) and calling AG Drew Edmondson a “zealot” and “a bully with considerable power, a high state office, and more ambition than respect for the rights of others.” The Sunday lead editorial read in part: This indictment has…
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Still Oklahoma’s most wanted
A Wall Street Journal editorial explains the recent development in the case of Paul Jacob and two others in Oklahoma. This case is of interest for a few reasons. First, I know and like Paul Jacob. He’s been at the forefront of the fight for term limits. The Oklahoma case stems from his advocacy of…
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Toward a Free America
As our country works its way through a period of turmoil, we must remember that there is another way than what those on the left and right propose. That way, the way of liberty, is the subject of For A New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto, by Murray N. Rothbard. (The book is available to read…
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What Part of Involuntary Servitude Don’t You Understand?
Community service: involuntary servitude dressed in polite language. Change … Obama Announces Creation Of His Marxist Youth Corps. See also Emanuel Discusses Compulsory Civilian Youth Force.