LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By 1776 In almost every walk of life, a crushing and traumatic setback typically results in a period of serious reflection and introspection. When a sports franchise sets out to make the playoffs and fails to achieve that goal, they ask themselves questions like, “What did we do wrong?” and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by 1776 Having served as an infantry Marine under General Mattis’s command, I was pleasantly surprised to hear of his nomination. I even got to meet and briefly speak to Mattis during a training exercise once. The experience left me with the impression of a down-to-earth commander with a real…
by 1776 In September of 2011, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Ivar Giaever, resigned from the American Physical Society. The APS’s position on “climate change” was one he could no longer accept – to wit, APS’s use of the word “incontrovertible” to describe the evidence in favor of global warming. This seemingly innocuous word caused so…
Blue Lives Matter, But Not More Than Everyone Else By 1776 The emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement has resulted in some uncomfortable discussions concerning the appropriate use of force within America’s law enforcement agencies. These discussions have often centered around the historical relationship between said agencies and the ethnic minority neighborhoods they’re charged…
by Kody Fairfield “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” – Winston Churchill 1. Milton Friedman- Socialism Is Force Milton Friedman, renowned American economist, explains why the ideology which purports to make everyone “equal” through government control of…
by Josh Guckert The Constitution was designed to protect natural rights and individual freedoms. However, it is also very flawed. These are the top ten least libertarian things about the Constitution: 1. Commerce Clause Throughout the history of Supreme Court cases, no portion of the Constitution has been used to permit government intervention as much…
by Ian Huyett It’s sometimes suggested that libertarian ideas are hazardous because they lack precedent. Functioning decentralized societies, it’s implied, are absent from humanity’s past. Yet throughout recorded history, nations have survived and thrived without the overarching authority that President Obama assures us is necessary for prosperity. My observation is nothing new. Each of the…