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Government-Forced Retirement at 57?

Chuck Norris,  These words of Thomas Jefferson’s are etched under the dome of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington: “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” Imagine if Jefferson had finished that thought with these words: “Unless, of course, you’re 57 years old […] Continue reading →

Rand Paul at CPAC 2014: “We will not trade our liberty for security, not now and not ever.”

 Senator Rand Paul’s speech at CPAC 2014 was strongly oriented toward his signature issue over the past year: privacy rights versus broad-based electronic surveillance.  Paul presented his case with numerous quotes from thinkers and leaders across American history, such as abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison: “I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as […] Continue reading →

One Brave Doctor Stands Up to Obamacare

I don’t have a completely satisfactory answer when people ask me what we can do to combat the tyranny we are witnessing in this country, but one brave and principled Texas physician is showing how people can stand up. Dr. Kristin Held of San Antonio, whom I’ve befriended on Twitter and grown to deeply admire […] Continue reading →

The Royal Road to Tyranny

The Common Sense Show – by Dave Hodges  Humanity is under attack from so many directions, it is difficult to count the ways. We are under attack from the skies and through the poisoning of our air through massive chemical spraying complete with Alzheimer’s and dementia causing aluminum sulfate and cancer causing barium. Fukashima radiation, Corexit spraying and the […] Continue reading →

The Greatest List of Thomas Jefferson Quotes

 Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia. He was a draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; the nation’s first secretary of state (1789-94); second vice president (1797-1801); and, as the third president (1801-09), the statesman responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson died in bed at Monticello (located near Charlottesville, Virginia) […] Continue reading →