One of a handful issues I have with Donald Trump is his appetite for eminent domain. Whenever you watch a tear-jerking eminent-domain story on television, it serves as a grim reminder that we are not, by any stretch of the imagination, totally free. So now that an eminent domain practitioner is about to become president of the United States, it’s a good time for all of us to go back and review the fundamentals of liberty. When it comes to the question of eminent domain, we must always remind ourselves that there are only three possible ways to view property: … Continue reading →

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Texas sent a letter Wednesday to the Office of Refugee Resettlement officially announcing its intent to withdraw from the federal refugee resettlement program by September 30 if the federal government does not ensure refugees pose any security threat. Wednesday’s letter and the decision comes after the ORR’s unwillingness to approve Texas’ updated state refugee plan which would require national security officials to ensure refugees to not pose a security threat to Texas. “The federal government’s refugee settlement program is riddled with serious problems that pose a threat to our nation. The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the … Continue reading →

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Most people have had stomach problems at some point in their lives, but when you have an ultrasensitive stomach, any meal time can turn into a nightmare, as if food becomes your worst enemy. If you are one of those people who are looking for better digestion and less discomfort, there are diets that can help you. Cramps, diarrhea, and other stomach problems can be a sign of inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, gastroparesis, or cancer. However, oftentimes it is simply a matter of having an upset stomach. Improper food habits or a super sensitive digestive system can be to blame. A sensitive stomach … Continue reading →

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“No person shall … be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…” . – Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution The clash in American history between liberty and safety is as old as the republic itself. As far back as 1798, notwithstanding the lofty goals and individualistic values of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, the same generation — in some cases the same human beings — that wrote in the First Amendment that “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech” enacted the Alien and Sedition Acts, which punished speech critical … Continue reading →

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In numerous articles over the past several years I have made observations on a rule of life that I strictly adhere to that all social conflicts can be boiled down to the reality of two opposing groups — those people who want to control the lives of others, and those people who simply want to be left alone.  You can read more about my philosophy on this in an article I published in 2014 titled ‘Why Is Independence So Frightening To Some People?’ The mainstream media and establishment institutions focused on propaganda will tell you that there are hundreds or thousands of … Continue reading →

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For the past thirty or so years, I have made a small annual donation to my alma mater, Boston College. I usually earmark a part or all of the donation for BC’s athletic programs, which, outside of hockey — and football for a few glorious years in the early 1980s when Doug Flutie played — have been decidedly mediocre. In recognition of my modest donations, I just received an emailed brochure from BC entitled “A Guide to NCAA Regulations for Donors, Alumni, and Friends of Boston College Athletics.” To my surprise, the brochure informed me that I am a “representative … Continue reading →

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I consider it self-evident that we are in the third and final stage of self-serving Imperial decay. Though Edward Luttwak’s The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century CE to the Third is not specifically on the rise and fall of empires, it does sketch out the three stages of Empire. Here is the current context of the discussion of Imperial life cycles: the U.S. defense budget is roughly the same size as the rest of the world’s defense spending combined: Luttwak describes the first stage of expansion thusly: “With brutal simplicity, it might be said that with the … Continue reading →

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John Kerry launches blistering attack on Russia at UN

US backed Saudi jets kill nearly 50 civilians in Yemen’s Hudaydah

US Senate greenlights $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia

Senator Lindsey Graham Invokes Holocaust to Defend Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

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On September 20, 2016, Terry Strada, Kaitlyn Strada, and Allison Crowther (family members of 9/11 victims) held a press conference with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) calling for the adoption o…