It seems that almost every day we hear some comment or action that insulted or offended someone that has been either dealt with using the criminal code (as in most of Europe) or within an increasingly intolerant court of public opinion, as in North America. It seems also that every day the old media go through…
On June 15th, 2015, Obama will deliver his greatest speech. For on that day he will commemorate the signing of the Magna Carta and what it meant to the English at the time, and to all English-speaking countries (as well as all other peoples) into the present day. He will elaborate on the rights inferred…
The lengths to which Eric Holder will go to for some things, and retreat from for others, certainly shines a light on his preferences. Because that’s what they are in essence, preferences. For example he had no preference for videotaped evidence of voter intimidation [see here], but he does prefer to monitor the aesthetic credentials…
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. And so said the words of Zechariah 9:9, evoked no doubt as Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey. However if Jesus were to emulate this act…
Well I guess the ancient Romans had it right. They knew treachery when they sensed it and saw it. We, us clear-thinkers of the modern age, have a tougher time it seems in speaking some obvious truths. Cicero, according to the source, spoke this to the Congress of his time. My reference comes from a…
In his legal treatise, Institutes of the Laws of England (1628), Sir Edward Coke wrote, A man’s house is his castle and fortress, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium (and each man’s home is his safest refuge). This general legal principle, carried into common law, implied that no one may enter a person’s home without permission.…
I’m not sure what Ann Coulter was trying to convey in her recent post [see here] concerning the World Cup. Perhaps it was something to do with ‘We Hate King George’, noting of course that football did not exist until the late 1800’s in England. Perhaps football is an affront to the Declaration or the Constitution?…
For the first time an English Premier League club [see here] has banned, indefinitely, a customer (fan) from its games. Everton FC assert that in their opinion tweets made by this fan were homophobic and racist. The unnamed fan (deleted Twitter handle @WhereAreYeEFC) may be allowed back but this is unclear. Social media suggests that…
Like me, you may often look at certain professions and wonder how on earth they garner such incredible salaries and non-working salaries (otherwise known as pensions). This is certainly true of those that have chosen to teach university students. Although this may be considered a noble profession, it can be as noble or as corrupt…
Science used to bring us increased freedom and more opportunity. This is one of the starkest use of science to actually reduce our freedoms and limit opportunity. Because of this alone, the use of science to curtail liberty, even small abuses must be pursued diligently.
Life, liberty & the non-pursuit of socialism 