Adults in that older, freer America understood that one of the prices of liberty is that sometimes painful or unpleasant things happen. When they did happen, a low-key common-sense approach to handling the problem was usually best.
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December 6, 2010 08:35
Less Privacy, No Added Security – Rep. Darrell Issa
Are the new TSA screenings a step backward for liberty?
December 3, 2010 07:37
A Stronger America, A Safer World by Gov. Jindal
There is a tug-of-war going on in America today. Two different sides are pulling on the rope. The side that wins will determine what sort of country our children grow up in, and whether we continue to be the greatest country the world has ever seen.
November 22, 2010 06:47
Redistribution of Liberty
In case you wonder while boarding a plane, where have your Constitutional rights gone, I have the answer for you: they have been redistributed.
October 26, 2010 05:35
The choice in November – liberty or tyranny
The words of Ronald Reagan remind us of what is at stake. This video mixes words from Reagan with clips from today’s ‘progressive’ politicians.
September 16, 2010 17:12
Stephen Pratt’s “Know Your Liberty” Series
Hours of great video on issues, candidates, liberty, debt, America’s founding, the Constitution, and more.
September 16, 2010 05:44
Allen West: America still a shining city on a hill
Lt. Col. Allen West describes the legislating away of our liberty and freedom in this campaign speech in South Florida.
September 1, 2010 05:30
The New American Supermajority
70% of Americans believe free enterprise and earning your own success is the foundation of liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
August 24, 2010 04:05
Even in Massachusetts, A GOP Surge
Perry, like Reagan before him, grounds his politics in liberty. Reagan carried Massachusetts twice. Perry thinks Reagan Democrats will carry him to Washington. The GOP’s problem, as he explains via phone, is branding. There’s no reason for people who, like Perry, grew up in Democratic households to pull another lever if Republicans offer Democrat-lite.
July 23, 2010 08:26
The Return of the Jeffersonian Vision and the Rejection of Progressivism
The Progressives explicitly repudiated the Founders’ vision of limited government. They argued that government needed to redistribute property, to take money from one group of citizens to help others, and to regulate economic activity in ways previously considered unconstitutional. The Constitution, they said, was a “horse and buggy” document, suited perhaps to the simpler society of the 18th century, but dangerously out of date in a complex industrial society which could not expect ordinary citizens to make their way without government guidance and assistance. They were acting, they said, in the interests of the people. Their critics said they were acting out of hunger for power.
