Rethinking the Declaration of Independence

By Brion McClanahan Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1825 that he intended the Declaration of Independence to be “an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion.” Yet, he did not propose the Declaration should “find out new principles, or new arguments, never [...]

Is Social Security Constitutional?

By Bob Greenslade The Price of Liberty After President Bush put forth his proposal to “partially privatize” Social Security, newspapers across the country inundated the American people with editorials and articles defending the present system. The Chicago Sun-Times called Social Security “the most successful government program ever to be invented.” Since most Americans, including the [...]

The Cycle of Violence in Afghanistan

By Ron Paul Last week the National Bureau of Economic Research published a report on the effect of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq that confirmed what critics of our foreign policy have been saying for years:  the killing of civilians, although unintentional, angers other civilians and prompts them to seek revenge.  This should be [...]

Pro Second Amendment Candidates are Prevailing in Primaries

Gun Owners of America As we inch closer to the all-important 2010 general election, Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund added one more name to the list of candidates who will come to Washington to slam the brakes on the Obama/Pelosi/Reid gun control agenda. In Tuesday’s Republican primary in Colorado, Ken Buck won a [...]

‘Crude Keynesian Thinking’ Responsible for Petty Class Warfare

Down with the Rich, Again? By Lew Rockwell Maybe you saw the headlines blasting the rich (again!) for failing to spend money in order to enable us to get out of this everlasting recession. It turns out that in boom times, the rich spent $145 per day. Now they are only spending $119. So, there [...]

How Many Ways Can Statists Distort the Tenth Amendment?

Rewriting History By Brion McClanahan A Response to Ian Millhiser’s Diatribe on “Tentherism.” Introduction: How many ways can progressives distort and rewrite history? Fallacy #1: “Tentherism has no basis in constitutional history or text.” Fallacy #2: The Founding Fathers Rejected “Tetherism.” Fallacy #3: “Tentherism” is “dangerous” and “authoritarian.” How many ways can progressives distort and [...]

Does The Arizona Immigration Law Violate The Constitution?

STATESMAN SENTINEL August 6, 2010 In April of this year the Arizona state legislature passed a controversial bill commonly known as the Arizona immigration law (SB 1070).  The intent of the law, according to its author, is to essentially codify federal immigration policy within the state of Arizona. It also compels local and state peace [...]

Rick Torres Running for Congress to Oppose Totalitarianism

www.ricktorres2010.com Today the Connecticut Post announced their endorsement of my liberal Republican opponent, Dan Debicella. Their reasoning for endorsing Dan: “Before Rep. Jim Himes took office two years ago, the Fourth District was for decades represented by sensible, moderate Republicans who were willing to work across party lines to build support for common-sense solutions. Dan [...]

Meet Barack Obama, American Dictator

By Jacob Hornberger What better example of dictatorship than President Obama’s dictate to BP to deliver $20 billion to a special fund that will be distributed by some political appointee to victims of the BP oil disaster? Either a nation is ruled by a dictator or it’s governed by the rule of law. Under a [...]

The Trouble With Unconstitutional Wars

By Ron Paul Our foreign policy was in the spotlight last week, which is exactly where it should be. Almost two years ago many voters elected someone they thought would lead us to a more peaceful, rational co-existence with other countries. However, while attention has been focused on the administration’s disastrous economic policies, its equally [...]

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