The problem of immigration isn’t that some in-comers don’t have government paperwork. Most of our ancestors didn’t. The problem is that too many migrants, and too many native-born Americans don’t have a clue. What are the qualities of an American,…
Tag: Government Abuse of Power
Freedom and Guns
The right of the people to keep and bear arms is an extension of the natural right to self-defense and a hallmark of personal sovereignty. It is specifically insulated from governmental interference by the Constitution and has historically been the…
Freedom is Failing
What characterizes government today is not so much dysfunction as it is ruthless contrived governance carried out behind the entertaining, distracting and disingenuous curtain of political theater. And what political theater it is – full of sound and fury, signifying…
The Rise of the Political Psychopath
Politicians are more likely than people in the general population to be sociopaths. But can egotism alone explain why so many elected officials seem to get caught telling lies, having affairs, committing financial improprieties or engaging in other scandalous behavior? I…
Wouldn’t It Be Nice?
Has it ever struck you as a little odd that the 13th Amendment outlaws involuntary servitude, and yet, there we have a Selective Service system that forces men, on pain of imprisonment to join the military whether they want to…
Calamity Kamala – An International Laughingstock
Upon becoming President, Joe Biden created a disaster at the nation’s southern border. He foolishly ordered an immediate halt to the construction of our border wall. He also abandoned Trump administration policies that were clearly working. The result has been…
Why Do Good Men Do Nothing?
Why do good men do nothing in the face of evil, especially when evil aggressively invades their lives? The question has relevance to those who value the tradition of individual freedom; a tradition that includes not only freedom of speech,…
Can Marxism prevail in the Land of the free?
It is overwhelmingly obvious that we are being governed by people who absolutely do not share in the traditional values that once made this country great. The vast majority of people in this nation still hold the ideals of individual…
What Democracy Does
Most of us are disappointed in this election. Some of that disappointment is the inevitable difference between political promises and the unfolding reality after the campaign. Part of our disappointment is because we misunderstand what democracy offers us. We never…
The Leftocratic Party Stains American Political Life
What is the Left? Where has it come from? How did it come to be front and center in its quest for non-moral, anti-liberty, transnational governance, and support of unnatural behaviors, easy divorce, easy late-term abortions, gambling, alcohol, and marijuana…
How Can We Have Two Systems of Justice in This Country?
There should not be two standards of justice in this nation—a slap on the wrist for the politically correct who do wrong, while Gen. Michael Flynn’s whole life has been upended for allegedly lying to the FBI. Flynn has lost…
Coronavirus Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” – Origin unknown, popularized by Mark Twain As the world begins a second month of lockdown in response to the nightmare known as the coronavirus, it is essential to…
When Churches Say No to the Government
There is precedent in Scripture for godly people saying no to the governing authorities. There are times when, to use the words of Peter, “We must obey God rather than man” (Acts 5:29). Is today one of those times? One…
America in Lockdown, Economy Trashed, Stock Market Gains Destroyed, Jobs and Businesses Gone – Mission Accomplished?
“People are being told to stay home, while they wave bye bye to their jobs and income. Some states are even threatening people with arrest and jail time and/or fines for disobeying shelter in place orders.” According to OAN News,…
Attacks Show the “Tolerant” Left is Violently Intolerant
Tolerance means allowing others to think and act in ways with which we disagree. As long as they are not violating your rights, then “tolerance” means hands-off, live and let live. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen Democrats show…