Podcast

228 – Enforcing Illegal Laws by Other Means

We’ve seen plenty of examples of governments enforcing unconstitutional laws. But what happens when they find other ways of enforcing their illegal laws by other means?

227 – Bill of Rights Day

On December 15th, 1791, the first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified and became part of the U.S. Constituiton. However, there is more to the story than just the names and dates.

Why is our Bill of Rights included as amendments to the Constituiton rather than part of the original document? How was it created? Why was it created? And what is the state of the Bill of Rights today, in the 21st century? Let’s celebrate the 229th anniversary of these amendments by finding the answers to those questions.

226 – Ministries of “Truth”?

In George Orwell’s 1984, the government had a ministry who’s purpose was to keep the people uninformed, misinformed, confused, deceived, and directed where they wanted. this ministry was called the “Ministry of Truth”. In 2020 we have our own “Ministries of Truth”. But they are not run by government, they are run by private citizens.

225 – Can Liberty Survive in a Pandemic?

Having lived most of my life in New York State, and with friends and family that still live there, I followed the case of ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK v. ANDREW M. CUOMO, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK with great interest. With the recent Supreme Court opinion, many were claiming victory for religious liberty. However, as is often the case, the facts don’t exactly match the rhetoric.

224 – We the People

Rights and liberty are under greater threat than any other time I have seen. What can We the People do to defend them? We’ll discuss some options here.

223 – The Mode of Electing the President

While discussing the mode of electing the President of the United States in Federalist Papers #68, Alexander Hamilton said:

I venture somewhat further, and hesitate not to affirm, that if the manner of it be not perfect, it is at least excellent.

Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Papers #68
Yet a reasonable observation of the recent Presidential election shows that what we did is certainly not perfect, and could be described as far from excellent. So let’s look at how we have drifted from such an excellent process.

222 – A Repeat of the Battle Athens, TN?

Edmund Burke said “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” As I read the reports of, if not actual fraud, questionable vote counting practices, I am eerily reminded of a part of our past I’m sure most Americans would not like to repeat.

221 – The Media who Cried Wolf

We’re all familiar with the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. But what happens when it’s our media outlets who cries wolf?