Dumb on the 4th of July
A prophet of old once said “my people perish for lack of knowledge.” Today, our stunning lack of knowledge of what it is we’re really celebrating this weekend means we could be the generation that...
View ArticleDeclaration of Independence: Our Rights Come From God
There is a Creator God and He determines right and wrong, good and evil… not man. This is the most important foundational principle of law and justice. If this principle is not understood as absolute,...
View ArticleAuthority from the Governed – Nowhere Else!
All authority comes from the individuals and is provided to their representatives in government through an expressed powers document called a constitution. The understanding that all authority for...
View ArticleCivil Rights or God-Given Rights?
Fifty years ago, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed a crowd of 250,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, he called on the people of the various states, and the government of these united...
View ArticleWhat Does Regular Pepsi Have to Do with the Declaration of Independence?
Selling regular Pepsi can put you in strange company—like that of the Founding Fathers, the signers of the Declaration of Independence. To see what I mean, take a look at this quiz, “How Much Do You...
View ArticleFDR’s Second “Bill of Rights”
This is, perhaps, the most remembered phrase attributed to the cartoon character Pogo in a syndicated cartoon strip of the same name. Pogo was the invention of cartoonist Walt Kelly and first...
View ArticleIs Belief in God Required to Hold Office in America?
Belief in God is more important to civil government than many people will admit. There are seven states including Maryland with language in their constitutions that prohibits people who do not believe...
View ArticlePolice, Racism, and a Happy New Year
As we think about police, racism, and related issues, we need to consider the message of Martin Luther King, Jr. Events in Ferguson, Missouri, this year have definitely put this city in the center of...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Want to Secede from New York
Fifteen towns are reporting interest in how they might secede from prohibitions on hydraulic fracturing and high taxes. Here’s the report from WBNG 12 Action News: “Southern Tier towns looking to cut...
View ArticleAre Homosexual Unions Valid?
The Supreme Court does not have the authority to include homosexual unions in the definition of the word, “Marriage.” A common question of many American youth today is, what is marriage? Well, in...
View ArticleHas Your State Legislature Forfeited Its Validity?
For the past few years, the behavior of the legislature in my home state of Maryland raises the question whether the people of Maryland may be justified in reaching the conclusion that what we call...
View ArticleInterposition and the Family Dog
Today, I’d like to tell you a story about interposition You’re a good parent. So let’s suppose you think it wise to buy a watchdog so that when your little girl plays in the front yard the dog can...
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