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2,565 results for “the cause of liberty”
- Opinion · Sep 21, 2012Mitt Video an Opportunity, Not a Scandal
been caught in a lie about another video, which they are still deceitfully claiming caused spontaneous riots in Libya and Egypt that we now know were preplanned, coordinated terrorist attacks … been the most prosperous nation ever in large part because it was established in liberty, free enterprise, entrepreneurship, equal opportunity and equal protection under the laws -- not in socialism. Liberals
- Opinion · Sep 21, 2012Obama’s Against Mob Violence -- by Americans
Director Mueller and the relevant agencies to discuss their ongoing investigation into what caused one individual to turn his gun on fellow servicemen and women,” the president intoned … millions who despise the United States for what we are -- a symbol of liberty. Liberals ridiculed George Bush for saying that the extremists hate us for our freedoms. But when
- Opinion · Sep 20, 2012Arizona Begins Enforcing Immigration Law -- for Now
force muddying the waters. Omar Jadwat, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project said the ruling “opens the door to racial profiling, wrongful detentions … infamous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, a body notoriously sympathetic to leftist causes. The coalition has filed another suit as well in which they raise a separate claim that
- Opinion · Sep 10, 2012Politics and the G-Word
antiwar movement, religion has played an indispensable role in liberalism’s great causes too. Would those who tweet their support for a wall between political and religious expression have made … together, as we aspire, however imperfectly, to be one nation under God, with liberty and justice for all. (Jeff Jacoby is a columnist for The Boston Globe. His website
- Opinion · Sep 5, 2012What I Ask of Romney and Obama
with platitudes: “We will honor America’s democratic ideals. ... We’re united to preserve liberty.” Please. Liberals and conservatives have real differences. We should state them. America is going broke … society, but to them that means a giant government that pretends to solve problems, causes new ones and then spends even more to appear to solve those problems
- Opinion · Aug 29, 2012What Is the Role of the People?
great hopes in the Constitution, but they knew that no paper constraints could preserve liberty. That duty rested ultimately with the American people. The role of the Constitution … from its enemies abroad, and to promote American leadership in the world, must never cause us to forget that our power to lead flows from our unique combination
- Opinion · Aug 29, 2012Psycho Killer, Qu’est-ce Que C’est?
committed his bloody crimes. Since Breivik feared such a judgment would hurt his political cause, the verdict was, in that sense, a victory for him. But it was also … response to complaints about the posts, which mix laments about lost liberty and condemnations of tyranny with dark music lyrics, predictions of impending revolution and wacky but sadly familiar allegations
- Alexander's Column · Aug 23, 2012A Romney-Ryan Revolution?
Tampa? To defeat Obama, the Romney-Ryan duo must contrast our great Legacy of Liberty with the oppressive socialist doctrines advocated by the Left. They must energize the largest conservative … working together. I ask you tonight to volunteer your help in this cause so we can carry our message throughout the land.” Need Romney say more? Romney-Ryan must cast
- Opinion · Aug 23, 2012Stingy Liberals
fairness” and “social justice” would be more charitably inclined than those who stress economic liberty and individual autonomy. But reams of evidence contradict that presumption, as Syracuse University professor Arthur … just churches the conservatives were giving to. “They gave more to every type of cause and charity: health charities, education organizations, international aid groups, and human welfare agencies,” Brooks noted
- Opinion · Aug 15, 2012Death Rites and Speech Rights
willful constitutional defiance as the short-lived federal ban on flag burning, sacrificing liberty in an ostentatious display of patriotism. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, introduced the ban on funeral … from obtaining damages for the emotional distress that the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church caused by picketing on public property near the Westminster, Md., church where Snyder’s memorial service
- Opinion · Aug 10, 2012Revisiting the DHS Smear of the Tea Party Movement
tearing this country apart. “Progressives” have had free rein to libel and slander peaceful, liberty-loving citizens -- while whitewashing the violent plots and criminal behavior of their ideological counterparts … reports on domestic terrorism have always been very specific in identifying the exact groups, causes and targets -- i.e., the Animal Liberation Front, Earth Liberation Front, and enviro-wackos who have
- Opinion · Aug 8, 2012Liberals, Progressives and Socialists
there is a great tolerance for the ideas of socialism -- a system that has caused more deaths and human misery than all other systems combined. Today’s leftists, socialists … yourself: Which way are we headed tiny steps at a time -- toward greater liberty or toward more government control over our lives? Perhaps we think that we are better human
- Opinion · Aug 7, 2012Mitt Romney, Chick-fil-A, and Ben & Jerry’s
through statements made by one or both of the founders -- major left-wing causes, from the radical Occupy movement to the even more radical movement to free convicted cop killer … restaurant would convey. Another is that Republicans believe first and foremost in liberty. Ben and Jerry take far left positions, but in America, Republicans believe that you should be free
- Alexander's Column · Jul 26, 2012Leftists Target Article Two — The Second Amendment
that pesky amendment codifying the inalienable right of American Patriots to defend Essential Liberty , since 1776. So Obama is gambling that Aurora will give him an opening to reverse course … tragedy with data comparing the rate of murders with guns to negligent highway deaths cause by alcohol use or texting while driving, etc. It’s not that such data
- Opinion · Jul 24, 2012Centennial of a Free Mind Fighting for Free Markets
attacked these beliefs at their root. He argued that the Great Depression was not caused by the “defects” of capitalism, but by government incompetence. Economic and social freedom, Friedman reminded … informed by bishops and rabbis, poets and philosophers. “The central and supreme object of liberty,” said Lord Acton, “is the reign of conscience.” In the end, they are inseparable. Friedman
- Opinion · Jul 20, 2012Co-Sponsoring Your Success
drop their personal priorities and rally around the state for a government-defined “cause larger than themselves.” Obama came into office under the motto “a crisis is a terrible thing … doesn’t make it a selfish ideal; it means it’s a vision of liberty. We each find our happiness where we seek it. For some that’s in business
- Opinion · Jul 6, 2012Independence Day 2012
Columbia, it was also day five without electricity -- and very hot. The hardships caused by last week’s powerful storms and power outages are real. More than a dozen … turns out that patriotic young Americans have spent many Independence Days fighting for “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” ever since 56 of our Founding Fathers signed “The unanimous
- Opinion · Jul 5, 2012On July 4, Remember: We Are Not French
revolution, “Be my brother or I’ll kill you.” Our revolutionary symbol is the Liberty Bell, first rung to herald the opening of the new Continental Congress in the wake … guillotine. Of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, all died of natural causes in old age, with the exception of Button Gwinnett of Georgia, who was shot
- Opinion · Jul 2, 2012Making the Moral Case
land. It was a first principle of liberty. The essence of liberty is the freedom to develop one’s talents, pursue opportunity, and generally take responsibility … thrive, whether that means earning a lot of money, or volunteering for a charitable cause. “Around the world, it is the moral case, not an economic one, that leads people
- Alexander's Column · Jun 28, 2012The Price of Liberty
legal action under the UCMJ against Marine and Navy officers who received our Essential Liberty guides and distributed them at promotion ceremonies in Afghanistan. Apparently, some Obamaphile took offense … because this investigation cost a great deal of income seized from taxpayers, and it caused a significant amount of heartburn for those under investigation. While we do not know what