I attend church with a woman whose life story is anything but conventional. In fact, her epic tale of war, terror, tragedy and survival is the stuff Hollywood often turns into blockbuster films. Her name is Veronika, and her family lived under the threat of not one, but many dictatorships spanning four countries and several…
There’s an iconic photo depicting a harried firefighter—helmet #28—in narrow, jam-packed stairwell. In the midst of chaos someone had the presence of mind to capture a tragic piece of our nation’s history. The day was September 11th, 2001. As terrified workers run past, the firefighter was running UP towards the inferno, not DOWN towards…
If you listened to very much of bandwagon’s reasoning during the 2008 elections, electing Barack Obama transcended politics. It was “historic.” It was “once-in-a-lifetime.” So much so, that many voted for the man on this basis alone. To be certain, there is no doubt that his presidency is indeed historic. Is, however, his election really…
As you prep your grill for grilling As you stock the cooler full; As you head out for lovely sailing, As you enjoy the sun’s warm glow Remember . . . There’s a seat left empty at a table There’s a voice missing from the throng A voice that breathed its last so you In…
Just over a month ago, the North Metro Tea Party Patriots (NMTPP) found themselves quite homeless, when the restaurant which had graciously served as their gathering place had to sell to new ownership. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, and Jack Rogers, the NMTPP President soon found his group taken in by the equally…
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…
What do Robert Redford and a couple of big name universities have in common with Domestic Terrorists? As it so happens, one is hiring them; the other is making movies about them. The movie, entitled “The Company You Keep,” film stars Robert Redford as a former Weather Underground militant hiding his identity from the FBI.…
It’s been called the “Civil Rights” debate of our generation. The Supreme Court’s nine members are once again at the heart of the news, as they discuss two laws that could forever impact the country. Both address gay marriage. At present the Court is hearing arguments on two major cases dealing with this critical issue.…
Yesterday the President Obama announced and publicly signed 23 executive actions in response to the violence at Sandy Hook, as well as called for Congress to restore a ban on military-style assault weapons and to implement 10-round limit for magazines. As New York Magazine correctly noted, he did not signed executive orders, but rather executive “actions”…
The days and weeks following the tragedy at Aurora, Colorado and Sandy Hook Elementary school have been rife with debate over just how the 2nd Amendment is meant to be read. While it is certainly easy to become caught up in the emotions surrounding such horrific tragedies, I implore you to take a moment to…
A Future Free 