Category Archives: Freedom
On Independence
Today, we celebrate the 233rd “birthday” of our country. It is an auspicious day, one that our Founding Fathers felt would be celebrated in perpetuity with games, ceremony, and fireworks. I think that if they were among us today, they … Continue reading
Are You Kidding Me?
“Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.” ~Thomas Jefferson Yes, I have been absent for quite awhile. My only excuse is … Continue reading
Meet The New Boss
As our government goes into hysterics over the bonuses paid out to executives in the AIG Financial Products division, there is a new wrinkle to the story… In today’s New York Times, there is an article describing a plan by … Continue reading
Whither AIG ?
More words have probably been written about the situation with AIG in the past 96 hours then can possibly be read. So I am not going to dwell too much on the issues that got us to this point. However, … Continue reading
Filed under Constitution, Economy, Freedom, Politics
Quote of the Day
Here is something that caught my eye this afternoon. It is a quote by Friedrich Hayek, an economist who was a contemporary of John Maynard Keynes and one of his greatest critics. It speaks to a question that is, and … Continue reading
The Conundrum of the Conservative Christian
Like many of my fellow conservatives, I have been watching with a mixture of trepidation and pride as our country moves away from Election Day 2008. The pure history of the moment has not been lost on many people, the … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Election, Freedom
Veterans Day 2008
Today is Veterans Day, the one day of the year that we, as a country, are supposed to take time out to thank all of those amongst us that served our great nation in the military. For those of you … Continue reading
