Jul
7
Observations along Freedom Way
July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” ~George Washington I spent a few days over the July 4 weekend at one of our great North Carolina beaches. Since over half of the drive was on NC Hwy 24 and passed through Beulaville, Richlads, Jacksonville, and Swansboro there were plenty of sights to see. Most of [...]
Jun
22
Freedom Isn’t Free?
June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I know you have seen the “Freedom Isn’t Free” bumper stickers. These are usually designed to support American troops and American military actions by proclaiming that we must somehow pay a price for the freedoms that we enjoy as an American. This has bothered me lately for a couple of reasons. First, without a government [...]
May
27
Yesterday, President Obama announced that he had chosen Sonia Sotomayor as his first selection to the U.S. Supreme Court. In her short statement, one sentence stood out. This one statement should be enough to eliminate anyone from a court appointment. But beyond this, it should reveal that government has no moral right to exist and [...]
May
15
Free Speech Further Defined and Limited
May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The name of this blog is Make No Laws. Voltairine de Cleyre said, Make no laws whatever concerning speech, and speech will be free; so soon as you make a declaration on paper that speech shall be free, you will have a hundred lawyers proving that “freedom does not mean abuse, nor liberty license”; and [...]