Posts tagged 'liberty'

Why Some Types of Government Are Better Than Others

by SteveK @ Thursday, November 19th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, Government, History

From a historical standpoint America appears to be headed in a very precarious direction. While there are extremes on both ends of the political spectrum, the more hazardous end of that spectrum is preferred by the current crop of politicians running Washington. Exercising more and more control over the lives of other people is just [...]

America Must Stay Vigilant With the Obama Administration

by SteveK @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, History, Media

Over at the blog Neo-Neocon there is an article worth mentioning called Tyranny and Obama: success or failure. Basically it is a reminder for Americans to keep up the pressure against this administration despite its declining poll numbers on various issues. Unfortunately, the establishment media is almost entirely controlled by liberals in lockstep with Obama; [...]

Klavan on Culture – Brief Lesson on Importance of Liberty

by SteveK @ Wednesday, August 19th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education

A lesson that most students seem to be missing these days with the socialist indoctrination they receive in schools. He also makes an interesting comparison between Obama and the fictional tyrant from the movie 300. Both offer the seductive, easy way out, for the price of your freedom and liberty.

Cartoon Explaining America’s Prosperity

by SteveK @ Sunday, May 17th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, History, Humor

Interesting cartoon from 1948 called “Make Mine Freedom”. This was obviously made at a time before Marxists controlled the education system. The equivalent cartoon today would be called ‘Make Mine Socialism’ and would be praising how the State plans everything so well, and how trustworthy politicians are, and that freedoms aren’t important.
America ended up trading [...]

New Study - Liberal States Less Free Than Conservative States

by SteveK @ Friday, May 8th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Education, Government

According to a new study released by the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, some of the most liberal U.S. states rank lowest when it comes to personal and economic freedom.
The study, which calls itself the “first-ever comprehensive ranking of the American states on their public policies affecting individual freedoms in the economic, social, and [...]

House Approves New Hate Crimes Law, Will Lead to Criminalizing Thoughts

by SteveK @ Thursday, May 7th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Legal

The House voted to approve a new ‘hate crimes’ law named after Matthew Shepard. The bill has been introduced in the Senate but a vote is not yet scheduled. President Obama said he would sign the bill if it makes it to his desk. The law would broaden current laws to include attacks based on a [...]

The Truth About So-Called Assault Weapons

by SteveK @ Tuesday, April 14th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, Government, Media, Second Amendment

Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder said that the president will seek to reinstate and make permanent the ban on so-called ‘assault weapons’, despite Obama promising on the campaign trail that he would not be a gun-grabber. Obama told voters “I’m not going to take your guns away”, and “Lawful gun owners have nothing to fear. [...]

What Will It Take to Restore America?

by SteveK @ Thursday, April 2nd, 2009. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government

What will it take to reduce the size of government drastically, reduce taxes drastically, strengthen our national sovereignty, and get the politicians in Washington to leave us alone given our current direction as a nation? Will it take another Civil War or Revolution? Most people in this country do not need the government in their [...]

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