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- Alexander's Column · Jun 17, 2015Fathers and Freedom Are Irrevocably Linked
Liberty and empowering the state. So where to go from here? The fate of the fatherless is, at best, a broken heart. At worst, it is the root cause
- Opinion · Jun 14, 2015Our Long Path to Limited Government
English rivers, “assizes of darrein presentment,” people being “distrained to make bridges,” and other “liberties ... to hold in our realm of England in perpetuity.” But what King John accepted … what America did with what Magna Carta started that substantially advanced the cause of limited government. The rule of law — as opposed to rule by the untrammeled will
- Opinion · Jun 12, 2015Insta Graham Support on Life
first one to defend its state officials! In a gigantic victory for religious liberty, the North Carolina legislature put Governor Pat McCrory (R) in his place, overriding his ridiculous veto … Middle East — continues to rank a distant second to the administration’s only cause: the international promotion of homosexuality. As former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Paul Bremer warned
- Opinion · Jun 11, 2015Pride and Christian Prejudice
experience. As General Boykin pointed out, “The military’s job isn’t to champion causes — it’s to fight and win wars.” Decisions like that don’t facilitate the mission … both a minister in the Catholic Church and as a top attorney with Liberty Counsel, counseled, “Marriage cannot be changed. It is intended for life, open to life, and formative
- Alexander's Column · Jun 10, 2015Our Flag — What Do You See?
Banner of American Liberty! “Let us then … under God, trust our cause to our swords.” --Samuel Adams (1776) Image On June 14, American Patriots celebrate Flag Day, honoring our national … evokes for me. The most iconic flag associated with the heritage of American Liberty is that attributed to the hand of Betsy Ross. It featured 13 stars arranged
- Alexander's Column · Jun 3, 2015Baltimore: A Democrat Model of ‘American Exceptionalism’
with the reports often buttressed by cellphone videos that rarely capture the behavior that caused an officer to use force. ... Acquittals of police officers for the use of deadly force … young black men and women — who are energetically spreading the inconvenient truth that Liberty is colorblind . On the shoulders of these brave souls rests the future of all people enslaved
- Opinion · Jun 1, 2015Abortion vs. Capital Punishment
methods currently available, because they were deemed not to prevent conception, but, instead, to cause abortions. In the aftermath, all the Left talked about were the four exclusions … rights. But, of course, liberals are never concerned with anyone else’s freedoms and liberties, but only their own. That is why they oppose even a 20-week deadline
- Opinion · May 27, 2015A Future Freely Chosen
prosperous members … it is time for conservatives and reformists to stand together for individual liberty, national sovereignty, parliamentary democracy, the rule of law, private property, low taxes, sound money, free … your mission is more than political. It is a moral obligation and a righteous cause. And though the Heritage Foundation lies on different shores, we fight in common cause with
- Opinion · May 25, 2015The Problem With Jade Helm
transportation,” aimed at derailing the TSA’s intimate pat-downs absent the probable cause guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment. The bill was ultimately shelved. In August of 2013, the administration … important that Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed,” Abbott wrote. “By monitoring the Operation on a continual basis, the State
- Opinion · May 25, 2015Pomp and Circuit Stance
which ruled that birth control was more of a “compelling state interest” than religious liberty, the D.C. court rationalized that this “compromise” somehow relieved the burden from faith-based groups … matter the cost.” Banding together, Pastor Riggle said, is critical for pastors, because “every cause has a cost” and you’ll need those who’ll stand with you. Ministers were
- Opinion · May 22, 2015Keeping Watch in Washington
from those who don’t like anything that stops marriage from steamrolling all individual liberties in its path. After the legislature refused to act on the Marriage and Conscience … would consider Jindal an “amateurish salesmen” had his Executive Order rammed a Left-wing cause through the legislature without even considering any reasonable religious exemption, as President Obama’s Executive
- Article · May 19, 2015Politics and Policy: Obama’s ‘Ban’ on Military Supplies for Police
like view of civilian law enforcement is troubling for those who love Liberty. Police departments have been able to arm themselves in recent years through the Defense Department … exacerbates the problem. Is it really out of control cops with military gear that cause lawlessness, or is it failed government policies that stifle economic opportunities and prevent people from
- Opinion · May 14, 2015The Forgotten Realities of World War II
United States entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Axis cause was largely doomed. America mobilized 12 million soldiers — about the same number as did the Soviet … heavy bomber every hour. A single shipyard could mass-produce an ocean-going Liberty merchant ship from scratch in a week. In just four years, the United States would produce
- Opinion · May 13, 2015Shut Pam Geller Up, or We Will All Die
continued, “Insulting the entire Muslim world is stupid. ... It does not advance the cause of liberty or get us any closer to defeating the savage jihad.” On the same network … continued, “Insulting the entire Muslim world is stupid. ... It does not advance the cause of liberty or get us any closer to defeating the savage jihad.” On the same network
- Opinion · May 6, 2015Why Freddie Ran
Brian Rice, together with Officers Edward Nero and Garrett Miller, “failed to establish probable cause for Mr. Gray’s arrest as no crime had been committed.” Maryland law defines … such trumped-up charges. A 2006 class-action lawsuit backed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) cited
- Opinion · May 4, 2015GoShunnedMe: Fund Site Dumps Christians, Changes Policy
political spectrum rushed to their aid, giving generously to the cause of free speech and religious liberty. Eight hours after the fund launched, the spigots of charity stopped. At midnight … political spectrum rushed to their aid, giving generously to the cause of free speech and religious liberty. Eight hours after the fund launched, the spigots of charity stopped. At midnight
- Opinion · Apr 29, 2015Courting for Marriage: Left Tries to Woo SCOTUS
that this would have a profound impact (and not a positive one) on religious liberty. At its core, the Chief Justice made clear to the Left’s attorneys … chance to persuade your elected officials or fellow citizens of the rightness of your cause... Yet increasingly courts are taking away the power of the people to participate in this
- Opinion · Apr 28, 2015Puffed-Up Leftist Tyranny Punishes Dissenters
longer about same-sex marriage or gay rights; it is about our basic liberties. First, we read via The New York Times that “Ian Reisner … judge with that agency recommended the Kleins be fined $135,000 for the damages caused to the happy — and now happily married — couple. When I first heard about this
- Opinion · Apr 24, 2015The Depressing Appeal of Hillary’s Phony Populism
President Barack Obama has been peddling the myth that the corporatist banker fat cats caused the 2008 financial crisis, when the evidence indicates that the primary culprits were do-gooder … astonishingly hostile attitude toward the undying ideal upon which this nation was founded — liberty. I sincerely hope that as this campaign unfolds, the Republican nominee will have the courage
- Opinion · Apr 18, 2015Compromise Is Not an Option
Barry Goldwater summed it up half a century ago: “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” But even … five Sunday morning news shows to lie about a video being the cause of the Benghazi massacre. Then she had to choke back the bile and insist that Bowe Bergdahl