Graham Platner: Material Boy
I wonder if Graham Platner (DSA-Maine) is a Madonna fan. I only ask because he seems like a real material boy; someone with a lust for life’s finer things – especially those that belong to other people.
Freedom
So, You Want to Make America Great Again?
I’ve been to quite a few Donald Trump rallies as he’s campaigned for president. Every one was huge, with tens of thousands of people in attendance. In every case, there were lines of people so long, that the venues couldn’t hold all those that wanted to be there. The rallies were enormous because the majority of Americans are desperate for some good news, an optimistic message, a little hope for a return to the good, old fashioned American dream. And “Make America Great Again,” with an emphasis on rebuilding the foundations of our country’s glory days, resonated with so many.
Memorial Day 2026 – Reflecting On Those Who Gave The Last Full Measure
This is a speech I will be delivering at a Memorial Day ceremony in my hometown. I thought I would share it with those who are willing to take a few minutes to read.
Memorial Day: More than a Long Weekend
Memorial Day reminds Christians to honor those who sacrificed for earthly freedom while also remembering the eternal freedom purchased through the sacrificial love of Jesus Christ.
Defending Our Constitution
The oath military officers take in these United States, is different than that taken by officers in other countries. American officers swear to an ideal, not a tyrant.
We Forgot About the Domestic Enemies
America is pretty good at protecting itself from foreign threats, but we’ve been guilty of ignoring the enemies within our borders. Now we’re at risk of losing America as it was founded, because of that oversight.
At 250, the Republic Is Missing: How America Quietly Rebuilt the Tyranny It Rebelled Against
At 250 years old, the United States has not collapsed. There are no tanks in the streets or dictators on balconies. Instead, America has done what nearly every revolution before it has done: it defeated an obvious form of tyranny and then slowly reconstructed a more efficient, more sophisticated version of it.
A Nation of Responsible Citizens or a Nation of Subjects: The Constitutional Right to Self Defense, Part I
The Second Amendment was not written in poetic ambiguity. It was written with brutal clarity by men who had just finished shooting their way out of tyranny.
Jonathan Livingston Birdy
Two railway track maintainers stood at a distance watching her. Their neon vests, reflecting in the early morning light. Their hard hats pushed upward on their heads. They weren’t sure what to do with the bird.
The Essential Ingredient of Freedom and Prosperity
A lot has been written about various forms of government (democracy, republic, monarchy, communism, etc.) and how they enable or hinder freedom. But not enough has been said about an essential element of freedom and prosperity – morality
Atlas Shrugged Comes to Star Idaho
Star Idaho is proof that Ayn Rand was right about what will happen when the government becomes too oppressive.
Freedom Requires Personal Responsibility
To be free of excessive government control (oppression) requires accepting responsibility for our lives and the consequences of our actions. When people accept responsibility, and act smartly, very little government control is needed to maintain social order.
The Liberator Pistol: A Brief History
In 1942, the U.S. sought to create a weapon that could be cheaply and quickly produced to arm resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied territories.
Free Indeed!
Today, while we celebrate America’s freedom from tyranny, many of us remain slaves to a much darker force. Are we free? What does it mean to be truly free?
Their Juneteenth Was The 4th of July
As Americans, we owe this day and that flag all that we are because without fighting for our independence from Great Britain (as it was known then) we would never have earned it. We would be like Canadians, subjects not citizens.
Freedom Under Question
As we stand between the celebrations of Juneteenth and Independence Day, it’s fitting to ask a critical question: Is any American truly free according to the Constitution?
There is a Price to Pay for Freedom
Our younger Generations have been coddled, have not been challenged, They will learn—the hard way—that freedom is not free. A price will be paid, as nothing is free.
It’s Not Wise to Corner a Bear
The radicals need to calm their hatreds, and realize the idiocy of cornering an animal which has the means to destroy them, and no other path to freedom.
We Stand In Defiance Of Tyranny
America’s federal government is so top-heavy it will soon collapse under the weight of its own evils and ineptitude.
America Today Is Governed By A Version Of The “Divine Right Of Kings”
Every time I hear the word “progressive,” I know I am communicating with a person who thinks progressive is equal in nature to the word “advancing” or “improving.”