Václav Klaus, the president of the Czech Republic, spoke to friends of Hillsdale College in Berlin during Hillsdale’s 2011 cruise in the Baltic Sea. The speech was delivered at Berlin’s Hotel Adlon on June 11, 2011. As some of you may know, this is not my first contact with Hillsdale College. I vividly remember my [...]
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The importance of the right against self-incrimination.
The Free Life | Wendy McElroy Posted August 16, 2011 on THE FREEMAN “Taking the Fifth” – invoking the right against self-incrimination – is a mainstay of mafia movies in which heinous criminals hide behind liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Today guarantees such as due process are often portrayed as encumbrances that threaten [...]
We Should Be Free Because We Are Equal
The Calling | Steven Horwitz Posted July 07, 2011 at The Freeman Last week’s column, “The Other Principle of Classical Liberalism,” generated some interesting comments, as did similar arguments I made at Bleeding Heart Libertarians and on my Facebook page. One criticism raised was that libertarianism has little to do with equality because it’s all [...]
James Madison on Property, 1792.
This term in its particular application means “that dominion which one man claims and exercises over the external things of the world, in exclusion of every other individual.” In its larger and juster meaning, it embraces every thing to which a man may attach a value and have a right; and which leaves to every [...]
This Is Outragous! Government Abuse? State-ism!
I’ve always known that the “State” is made up of people. That power, which corrupts, has as it object people. That in the end for the State to abuse its power it is someone who will carry out the abuse. It could be your neighbor, or someone you meet in a bar, a dad of [...]
Atlas Shrugged Part 1 – Trailer
I am so excited about this project. This is the trailer for the movie Atlas Shrugged Part 1 and the movie will be in theaters on April 15th. Tax day, how appropriate. Check the Atlas Shrugged Part 1 website.
Posted in Ayn Rand, Battle for Liberty, Enviro Politics, Individual Liberty, Justice, Socialism, Tyranny Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, free markets, John Gault Leave a comment
The Death of Entrepreneurship
Here is a short video based on an new book entitled, “New Threats to Freedom,” published by Templeton Press which discusses how government regulation has the tendency to crush the entreprenueur and his ability to create wealth and jobs. Check it out.
Posted in Individual Liberty, Private Property, Tyranny Tagged Entrepreneurship, Government Regulation, Templeton Press 1 Comment
Protecting All Human Life – Life Is Sacred
This blog is dedicated to the founding principles including the right to life. Here is a video which puts the global issue of abortion into perspective and points to the solution for this human tragedy. Take a look and pass it along. Following the Life-Giver from LIFE International on Vimeo.
Ideas Have Consequences! What Ideas Will Influence You in 2011?
As 2011 approaches I have been thinking more and more about what I would like to study next year to continue to grow in my understanding of the philosophical, theological, legal and economic ideas that have shaped the U.S. and history in general. There is no shortage of books in print that can be added [...]
Posted in Individual Liberty, Justice, Laws of Nature, Markets and Morality, Natural Law, Philosophy Tagged Bonhoeffer, Christianity, Greg Forster, Hadley Arkes, J. Budziszewski, James Davidson Hunter, Natural Law Theory, Robert P George, Scripture, The Public Square, Timothy Keller, Wayne Grudem Leave a comment
33 Minutes Is How Long It Will Take For A Nucelar Missle To Hit America
This is my first post regarding defense policy. This short video lays out a compelling argument for a Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). I don’t see any reason to ignore this video and to put our heads in the sand. You can see their website at www.33minutes.com
Posted in Defense Policy Tagged 33minutes, Strategic Defense Initiative, The Heritage Foundation Leave a comment
