What began as a chance encounter and question became a learning experience about a key aspect of the modern conservative movement in America. I just happened to be in the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC on September 11 and noticed a registration table for an event at the hotel with a sign which read, “The… (more)
…I learned at a Tea Party. The idea that the government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except the sovereign people…..is the issue of this election. –Ronald Reagan, 1983 While the average person may not have completed his or her required dose of learning for life on the… (more)
In a culture of sound bytes and 30 second ads, there is a shortage of time and energy for Memory to form. I want to suggest that the solid formation of Memory could literally transform this country. To secure space for a memory bank where the rich deposits of life in a free country can… (more)
“Freedom First!” could very well be the universal battle cry of the freedom lover. Certainly it is the mantle of the 22nd House Majority leader from the 26th Congressional District of the Lone Star State of Texas. As important as the resounding cry of the Texas militia in the final battle of the Texas Revolution,… (more)
No sooner did John Paul II set foot in Poland on June 2, 1979 than the fragile facade of communism began to crack. As the light of his message filtered into the darkness and despair of their world, the principle obstacle to freedom was exposed – Fear. He began his first official address to the… (more)
In a postmodern age of political correctness and the reign of tolerance as a cardinal virtue, it seems the truth has fallen on hard times. However, if one does an honest assessment of the history of mankind, the question “What is truth?” has been the subject of countless Socratic dialogues, debates and discussions. The search… (more)
A woman asked Benjamin Franklin at the close of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. To which he replied, “A Republic, if you can keep it.” It’s about time. Everywhere you go there are voices clamoring for attention. In a high-tech world like ours, we are overloaded with input. In a word we live in a culture… (more)
