Open Letter to President Obama
Dear Mr. President,Actually, I shouldn’t include the term “dear” because I do not wish to greet you in such a manner, but I am rather following custom. But I digress.I …
Songs of Freedom: Tales From the Revolution is now an award winning book
Songs of Freedom: Tales From the Revolution was announced as the August Book of the Month by Freedom Bookclub. Freedom Bookclub reports, “Participants in our preference poll last month have …
The President, Professor and Policeman
The “Professor Gates Incident” happened approximately two weeks ago. Since that time, it seems everyone has expressed an opinion,including President Obama who said “The Police Officer acted stupidly.” He then …
Who makes “Minimum Wage”?
Recently the “Federal Minimum Wage” rose to $7.25 per hour for most jobs and $2.13 per hour for workers also making tips. I realize this isn’t “breaking news”, however most …
This is the Supreme Court: No Questions Allowed
Most Americans know very little about the Supreme Court. It’s barely an afterthought in the mind of most people and only in the mainstream news when a “major” decision is …
Bread and Circus: Welcome to the Age of Newspeak
We are living in a time when “change” equals “more of the same” and “transparency” means continuing to hide things in the dark. It’s as if “1984”, “V for Vendetta” …
HR 875 – Farming to be considered “Interstate Commerce”?
When I first read about HR 875 on the Campaign for Liberty website, I was shocked. “How could the government (attempt to) ban people from growing their own food?” Was …
Non-intervention: It’s Good Enough for You, Why Not the Nation?
There is a misconception among many people- “left”, “right”, “moderate”, etc – that those who support a foreign policy of non-intervention are the same as those supporting isolationism. Not only …
HR2499: Self-Determination for Puerto Rico
A few days ago (June 24) there was a hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources regarding HR2499 (To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the …
Audit the Fed: Don’t Increase it’s Power
The Warden is handing over control of the asylum to the inmates while claiming to be adding more guards. At least that’s a good comparison to the proposed new powers …