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OPINION: Why Did Americans Abandon Freedom?

June 5, 2026 Jacob G. Hornberger

Why did 20th-century Americans abandon freedom in the first place? There is no question but that the type of society in which, say, late 19th-century Americans lived was totally different from the type of society in which 20th-century Americans lived and in which 21st-century Americans continue to live. Nineteenth-century Americans lived without such things as … Read more

IMANI: A Reflection on Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff’s Recalibration

April 7, 2026 Amil Imani

In her March 2026 address, Elizabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff offers a chillingly precise dissection of how free societies surrender their foundational liberties. It is a speech that eschews the histrionics of modern political rhetoric in favor of a structural analysis, treating the erosion of freedom not as a sudden explosion, but as a slow, tectonic shift in … Read more

SIMS: The Unbreakable Spirit of Iranian Women – 47 Years of Gender Apartheid and Western Hypocrisy

March 13, 2026 Bronwyn Sims

As New Hampshire State Chapter Leader for the Independent Women’s Network, I’ve seen Americans wake up to leftist hypocrisy and media lies. My own exit from the Democratic Party came from watching selective outrage: people who scream “believe women” and “save the children” ignore real oppression in Iran. The regime there is a machine of … Read more

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BOWMAN: America’s Honorable Return

January 15, 2026September 7, 2025 Jim Bowman

We are not worthy of the freedoms which the Founders bequeathed.

Opinion: The Deadly Perils of Predatory Idealism

July 9, 2025June 3, 2025 James Bovard

How would people react if, on the third time their broken-down car was towed to the same repair shop for the same problem, the swaggering mechanic told them: “Sure — the engine doesn’t work today but — follow me on this — next year, you will drive from coast to coast, and get 90 miles … Read more

Merit Based and Colorblind

February 17, 2025 Skip

The market economy is the first economic system that makes it profitable to be colour-blind and look for the best supply and the best demand, regardless of who is responsible for it. Of course, it will not make everyone colorblind, but it does so more than otherwise would have been the case (especially in combination … Read more

Real Democracy Can Only Be Freedom

December 16, 2024 Finn Andreen

With the advent of representative democracy over a century ago in most of the West, the popular belief was that the “rule of the few” would be relegated to the dustbin of history. This never happened, of course, as has become clearer to the “many” over the decades. Indeed, the ruling Western oligarchy has become more visible … Read more

The Javier Milie UN Speech is Must Watch ‘Television’

October 4, 2024 Steve MacDonald

With his recent UN speech, Argentina’s President, Javier Milei, took the Marxists to the woodshed. If you missed it, now’s the time to remedy that problem. It is pretty remarkable. President Milei delivered a powerful speech at the United Nations General Assembly, boldly announcing that Argentina will break from its long-standing neutrality to actively defend … Read more

The Political Matrix Sustains the Illusion of Freedom

August 28, 2024 Op-Ed

By John W. And Nisha Whitehead | The Rutherford Institute – What you smell is the stench of a dying republic. Our dying republic. We are trapped in a political matrix intended to sustain the illusion that we are citizens of a constitutional republic. In reality, we are caught somewhere between a kleptocracy (a government ruled by … Read more

Anarchy’s Deeper Roots

April 29, 2024 Jim Bowman

There I was, working the “dead man’s shift” at an electrical generating facility when a co-worker related what would become a common refrain from other working dads: his ‘child’ came home from college at Christmas a stranger regarding their attitudes and perspectives. Now, this was way back in the ‘sixties’ when colleges across the nation were also deep into protesting.

While Freedom Flourishes in New Hampshire, the Rest of New England Is a Different Story

December 9, 2023 Op-Ed

Most of New England has some work to do to keep up with New Hampshire’s status as the nation’s freest state. In the latest edition of the Cato Institute’s Freedom in the 50 States report, while New Hampshire finishes first in overall freedom (an index of personal and economic freedom), the other five New England states each finish in the bottom half among all 50 states.

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What If the Constitution No Longer Applied? Freedom’s Greatest Hour of Danger Is Now

November 26, 2023 Op-Ed

We are approaching critical mass, the point at which all hell breaks loose. The government is pushing us ever closer to a constitutional crisis.

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As Dying Democrat Cities Poison the Rest of America

August 23, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Back in 2020, many months into the Left’s presidential campaign strategy doing business as the COVID pandemic and Peaceful Protests™, GraniteGrok predicted it could be the beginning of the end of big cities like New York.

Christianity Ended Slavery

August 11, 2023 Don

Remember this about slavery and racism: As of 300 years ago, slavery had been a normal practice nearly worldwide throughout human history. In the U.S., free Blacks, as well as whites, owned slaves (e.g., in 1830, about 3,770 blacks owned slaves).

Freedom, Protectionism, and Selling The Rope By Which Anti-Capitalists Will Hang Themselves

July 25, 2023 Skip

Economic Freedom: “[E]conomic prosperity comes and goes as adherence to the principles of economic freedom comes and goes.” – John Taylor (First Principles) And this is because we elect those that promise much that Government will do for them while never saying that the tradoff is the reduction in Freedom for how you can … Read more

On Commenting and GroupThought

July 14, 2023 Skip

Long-time readers know that I used to confront the Eco-Socialists over at Treehugger by 1) bringing a Freedom/Liberty viewpoint to them (which wasn’t all that well received most of the time) and 2) trying to hold up a mirror to their “inclusive” mantra to show their groupthink wasn’t inclusive nor “diverse.”

Notable Quote – With The Biden Administration Hurtling Into Corporatism and Fascism…

July 3, 2023July 2, 2023 Skip

And if you think that it isn’t, why is almost every decision it is making (especially “Administrative Rules” that have the force of Law) mean GOVERNMENT makes the decisions and not you and I? Are you really that dim-witted that you believe “but it’s for your own Good?”

Notable Quote – “…A Battle Between Freedom and Subjugation”

June 9, 2023 Skip

Emphasis mine: Condemning capitalism is nothing new in this country. We’ve heard the angry criticisms all of our lives, and they weren’t novel when we were young. It’s tragic, really, that so many in the West see the tension between “capitalists” and their ideological opponents as merely a conflict between ideas about which economic system … Read more

Redux: “Conservatives Believe That The Best Form of Welfare Is A Job. Govt Thinks Otherwise.”

May 6, 2023 Skip

It was true back in 2011, and it is still true today. Conservatives believe in the honor and dignity in work. Progressive don’t believe in a hand-up and are willing to supply a hammock forever.

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The Very Principle of Freedom Is Alien to the Islamic Belief System.

April 22, 2023 Amil Imani

Whereas the practice of slavery enslaves the body, the dogma of apostasy ensnares the mind. Whereas slavery is a shameful practice of the past, some shameless religionists still use the doctrine of apostasy to intimidate and severely punish people who elect to choose their own beliefs.