Note: As previously mention Foundations of Liberty (FOL) has provided a link summarizing Thomas Paine Common Sense Section II – which includes analysis that may not reflect the views of FOL in entirety, but provides information helpful to the reader. MANKIND being originally equals in the order of creation, the equality could only be destroyed […]
Too much government creates more problems than it solves and reduces personal accountability across generations. Government was created to provide for the defense of its people, not the financial welfare of all its citizens. Would-be defenders of the poor and powerless spend a lot of time and effort “denying that people bear responsibility for the […]
The real facts of defensive use of guns by responsible gun owners vs. the tired rhetoric of the liberals. Illinois has tougher gun laws than many other states. The state is one of seven that requires licenses or permits to buy any firearm, and it’s one of five that requires waiting periods for buying any […]
There is ample proof of Lincoln’s declaration that the destruction of America would come from within. Though said around a civil war, it is still true today. Today we have an internal war around the ideas of socialism and constitutionalism. Those who understand that America’s greatness has come from following principles of freedom and economic […]
On September 17, 1997 Charlton Heston addressed a blistering attack on media bias on gun control during a speech to the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. Today I want to talk to you about guns: Why we have them, why the Bill of Rights guarantees that we can have them, and why my right to […]
The media is compromised by both its political/ideological bias as well as by its pursuit of profits. It is incomprehensible to understand how people readily accept the media’s portrayal of corporations being motivated by profits, but somehow deny that as a corporation the media makes decisions based on profits as well. When politics and profits are pursued as […]
Note: Foundations of Liberty (FOL) has provided links to summaries of Thomas Paine Common Sense Section I – Section IV. Some summaries include analysis that does not reflect the views of FOL in entirety, but provides information helpful to the reader. SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no […]
When I ran to represent Wisconsin’s 8th District, I made a promise to treat my time in Congress like a deployment, not a career. During my time in the Marine Corps, I saw firsthand the change in mentality a deployment can bring to a group of Americans from diverse backgrounds. What I saw young servicemen and […]
Yes, his phrase of “driving” people out of poverty can sound harsh, but it is compassionate compared to government “driving” them into it–as it does today with publicly funded charity programs. The Founders knew that the power of collecting and disbursing money is the most dangerous power that can be intrusted to man, which is […]
No leader communicated so plainly and effectively as Ronald Reagan. With an acting and public-speaking background, Reagan’s approach was simple: Say what you mean, say it directly and make folks smile as often as possible. Reagan was a champion of capitalism, a defender of freedom and never met a regulation he didn’t hate. Because Reagan believed, […]
