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      The Sanctity of Property: “Do Not Steal”

      A good case can be made that the Eighth Commandment, “Do Not Steal,” is the one commandment that encompasses all the others. How does “Do Not Steal” encompass the other commandments? Murder is the stealing of another person’s…

      Property Rights Are Human Rights

      Do we realize how important and essential property ownership is to Liberty? Our founders knew how essential property ownership was to every inherent right. We must understand the proper definition of Property to know its necessity to Liberty. Property…

      Private Property and Government: What Does the Constitution Say?

      The economic concept of private property refers to the rights owners have to the exclusive use and disposal of a physical object. Property is not a table, a chair, or an acre of land. It is the bundle…

      Private Property Rights: Regulations Equal Theft, Part II

      The principle of the inherent Right to possess is embodied in the 5th & 7th Amendments to the Constitution when it declares that “No person shall… be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private…

      Private Property Rights: Regulations Equal Theft

      Government land grabs are becoming more and more prevalent every day. The federal government is seizing up more and more private land under the auspices of environmental preservation and national parks. We are even seeing the military taking…

      Dr. Carol Swain: When I Hear About “Systemic Racism,” I Think It’s Such Nonsense!

      Let me tell you how my story ends: I become a tenured, award-winning professor of political science at an Ivy League university, and then at one of the leading universities in the South. Now let me tell you…

      Has The Constitution Failed?

      There is an argument that seems to resurface repeatedly that the Constitution has failed and as a result, American politics are out of control. I have seen these arguments posited by journalists, professors, and Supreme Court justices. The standard argument…

      A Nation Tuned to the Station of Freedom

      For most Americans, there hasn’t really been time to stop and process what happened at the Capitol on January 6th. Instead, we’re just trying to survive, fighting off daily waves of crackdown and retribution; punishment for a crime…

      More Overdose & Suicide Deaths In 2020 Than Covid Deaths?

      It’s quite likely that wherever you are reading this, you are currently subjected to lockdowns, restrictions, regulations, or executive orders to one degree or another, as government officials respond to the coronavirus pandemic with increasing coercion and control.…

      A 1946 History Lesson on Election Fraud in Tennessee

      The Battle of Athens, Tennessee. Ever heard of it? It was an armed rebellion led by World War II veterans and citizens in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee against the tyrannical local government in August of 1946. A movie…

      The Framers Outsmarted the Election Coup

      It is a deliberate false narrative that the Speaker of the House would be appointed as acting president if the popular votes are not all counted by Jan. 20, 2021. This narrative is derived from a false conflating…

      Capitalism Or Socialism: Which One Is More Moral?

      Why is socialism so popular? Less than ten years ago you couldn’t refer to “socialism” in a positive way and hope to have a career in American politics. Socialism was referred to as the “s” word. Now it…

      65% of College Students Say Rioting and Looting is ‘Justified’

      More rioting and looting broke out in American cities this week. This time, it was Philadelphia consumed by violence after a police shooting.  According to ABC News, at least 30 police officers have been injured in the violent unrest,…

      How Big Tech Censorship Made the Hunter Biden Story Huge

      Elections are messy. As the day of any election gets closer, more stories are leaked as opponents and muckraking journalists try to hurt the opposition’s campaign. This process can be ugly—just ask John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—but it…

      How To Steal An Election: Mail-In Ballots

      Is there a problem with universal mail-in balloting?  Sounds simple enough: You fill out a ballot, stick it in the mail; somebody counts it on Election Day. In fact, we already do that with absentee ballots, right? So…

      Celebrating Columbus

      He ventured where no other man of his age dared to go. He saw things no other man of his age had ever seen. He discovered a New World. For centuries, he was universally admired as a hero.…

      Critical Race Theory & the Decline of American Justice

      Is racism in the DNA of white people, and is it a permanent part of American society? Critical race theorists argue that American society is structured to give white people undeserved advantages over people of color. They say…