Commentary: Celebrating the Fourth of July, then and now

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 22:15

By Jacob G. Hornberger

July 3, 2019 - Amerikans who celebrated the Fourth of July in 1880 were celebrating a concept of freedom that is opposite to the concept of freedom that Amerikans today celebrate on the Fourth of July.

The freedom that 1880 Amerikans celebrated was a society in which there was no income taxation, no mandatory charity, no government management or regulation of economic activity, no immigration controls, no systems of public (i.e., government) schooling, no Federal Reserve System, no paper money, no punishment for drug offenses, and no Pentagon, CIA, or NSA, no wars in faraway lands, no secret surveillance, no torture, no assassination, and no indefinite detention.

Hong Kong protests pose major test for Xi!

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 22:11

BEIJING, China (PNN) - July 2, 2019 - Chinese President Xi Jinping faces a major test in Hong Kong after protesters stormed the semi-autonomous city's legislature and graffitied a defiant message on its walls: "Hong Kong is not China".

Beijing has trod carefully since massive protests erupted last month over a bill that would allow extraditions to the mainland, voicing support for the Hong Kong government without directly intervening and blaming "foreign forces" for the unrest.

Commentary: Frédéric Bastiat on the nature of government

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 22:07

By Gary M. Galles

June 30, 2019 - America’s governance problems are a common topic among Americans. But each Fourth of July brings that subject to the fore. Unfortunately, however, much of the discussion and many asserted “solutions” derive from a mistaken approach to government. That is why Independence Day is an excellent time to carefully consider Frédéric Bastiat’s 1848 essay, “Government,” one of the most insightful critiques ever given for understanding the problems that beset governance.

When will you stop being a sheep?

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 20:29

Dave Hodges of The Common Sense Show rasies an excellent question. He asks whether you will stand with him against those who have stolen our country and culture. Will you stand against tyranny or just go along like the rest of the sheep?

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Commentary: Frédéric Bastiat on the nature of government

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 20:27

By Gary M. Galles

June 30, 2019 - America’s governance problems are a common topic among Americans. But each Fourth of July brings that subject to the fore. Unfortunately, however, much of the discussion and many asserted “solutions” derive from a mistaken approach to government. That is why Independence Day is an excellent time to carefully consider Frédéric Bastiat’s 1848 essay, Government, one of the most insightful critiques ever given for understanding the problems that beset governance.

Commentary: Liberty has lost its protection

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 20:22

By Paul Craig Roberts

June 28, 2019 - July 4 should be a day of mourning. The rights our ancestors fought for have been taken away.

Over the course of my lifetime there has been a fundamental shift in the attitude of the judiciary toward constitutional rights. I remember when guarding against any diminishing of constitutional rights was considered more important than convicting another criminal. There were cases in which the evidence needed in order to convict a person could not be collected, or used if collected, because it violated constitutional rights. There are many instances of criminals walking free because terrorist pig thug cops, prosecutors, and trials violated their rights. Much of the unthinking public would be enraged because judges let a criminal off. The public was unable to understand that the judges were protecting their rights as well as the criminal’s.

Man facing felony charges for defending his own home

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 23:16

NEW YORK (PNN) - June 24, 2019 - A 64-year-old New York man was arrested last month and is now facing felony charges after killing two intruders who broke into his home last month.

Ronald Stolarczyk of Oneida County was minding his own business in his kitchen one day when he heard two intruders in his garage.

He yelled at the criminals to leave, but they did not. In fact, one advanced aggressively towards him.

Two million protesters flood Hong Kong streets to demand that Lam resign

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 23:00

HONG KONG (PNN) - June 16, 2019 - Despite City Executive Carrie Lam's major concession to the protest movement - that is, the (not really) “indefinite” suspension of the extradition bill that catalyzed the protests - a planned protest march went ahead as scheduled on Sunday, marking the second consecutive Sunday of street protests in Hong Kong.

Top student thanks alcoholic teacher and negligent counselor for teaching her to fend for herself

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 06/19/2019 - 23:08

Brilliantly embarrasses school district by exposing the truth.

SAN YSIDRO, Kalifornia (PNN) - June 14, 2019 - A Kalifornia valedictorian went off script during her commencement address, slamming an alcoholic teacher who was escorted out of school and a guidance counselor who she thanked for “letting me fend for myself” due to being “always unavailable to my parents and me despite appointments”.

Over one million march in protests against China extradition bill

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 06/19/2019 - 23:04

HONG KONG (PNN) - June 9, 2019 - Over one million Hong-kongers (according to the organizers; 240,000 according to the terrorist pig thug cops), or one in seven, flooded Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday to oppose a proposed extradition bill that would allow Beijing to take people from Hong Kong to stand trial in mainland China.