Happy Sunday, Liberty Lovers! I am so excited that I got to chat with my very first guest, Caleb Shumate, about the socialist history of the Pledge of Allegiance. Caleb and I met during the Austin Petersen for U.S. Senate campaign, and we’ve been liberty friends ever since! (Thanks AP!!) You can find Caleb’s Libertarian…
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Many Americans see these words as being as American as apple pie and baseball. Especially those who call themselves conservatives, proudly stand and quote the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck President Donald J. Trump spoke at Liberty University’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, and had some interesting things to say about this country, decidedly founded on secular documents that postulated the notion of freedom to worship however one pleases. Trump seems to have a different vision of America….
UPDATE: Kathy Marsh, director of media relations at Orange County Public Schools, has released a statement to TLR to provide a contrasting perspective to this story. It reads as follows: “If a student or staff member kneels or otherwise demonstrates their objection during the singing or playing of our National Anthem at a public event,…
by Amber Randall A 10-year-old Texas girl knelt during the Pledge of Allegiance at her school to protest the national anthem. Sklya Madria, a fifth grader at Alexander Middle School, knelt three times in protest because the third verse of The Star Spangled Banner references slavery, reports KCEN TV. “When I heard the third verse of the national anthem,…
Florida Man Perturbed by Option Granted to Niece by Josh Guckert In Florida, one man was outraged by a form sent home with his niece. The paper, which requested a parent’s signature, stated, “I understand my rights as a parent and I request that my child, noted above, be excused from reciting the Pledge of…