Just a few days ago, the world lost one of the foremost champions of conservative principles. She was a champion of personal liberty and real freedom—working to reverse decades of economic oppression and suffocating progressivism in her country—yet the attacks on her work were unrelenting. Despite countless efforts to curtail her work, she never gave…
Remember when you were a kid, and whenever anyone asked you how old you were, you’d always tack on a “and a half” because it made you feel good to sound older? Fast forward a few decades later and I’ve now become my parents; you know: Me: “Mom how old are you?” Mom: (Thinking) Me:…
There’s absolutely nothing, nothing as relaxing for me than to curl up with a cup of tea and a really good classic movie. One of my favorites came on the other day: “Giant.” It’s a film about Texas cattle man Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) who meets and marries a girl back east (Elizabeth Taylor), and…
Yesterday (or rather . . . Sunday), we spoke of two starkly different leaders; one who overcame societal odds to later lead her nation away from economic collapse, and another who also overcame societal odds to change his nation . . . but by drastically different means. One fought with ideas; the other with necklacing…
A Woman for the Ages It was an era in which women were expected to be housewives and little more. Men were not simply considered different in terms of strengths and abilities (and certainly they are created with unique abilities) but actually superior to women in virtually every sense. If you wanted to do anything…
In the popular flick Marley & Me, the protagonist’s friend—a fellow journalist—is sent to Colombia for to write a piece on the drug trafficking, because he’s got a guy that can “put him next to Pablo Escobar.” Pablo Escobar, as you may know, was the infamously violent Colombian drug warlord that put his nation on the…
Some people get jittery when they don’t have their morning coffee. Some people feel completely disconnected if they miss the morning news. Still others get anxious if their cell phone isn’t within arm’s reach. I, however, pace around when I haven’t been able to post for longer than a few days! Ok, fine- I’ll admit…
A Future Free 