Joining The PIPA/SOPA Cause
OK, so I’m a bit late (publicly) to this cause, but I have been following along (actually for quite a while now, when there were just “whispers in the wind” on such legislation mentioned on This Week...
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Both Sides of the Story
I’ve mentioned here many times that I am learning how crucial it is to see life from multiple angles. Getting not only information from people with opposing viewpoints, but really trying to step into...
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The Presidential Election of 2012
“I’ve grown weary of the Republican primary campaigns.” I think I may have spoken those words even an entire year ago. Aren’t you? Or are you not even following along? A friend asked a couple times...
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A ‘Monumental’ Documentary
I recently came across this trailer, and it is intriguing to me. There is much in this two minute video that I have also wondered, pondered, questioned. (But I also have to ponder how much can one...
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D-Day: When Things Mattered
Last night we honored D-Day (June 6th) by watching an episode of Ken Burns’: The War (on Netflix). It follows the lives of four guys who lived through WWII, and specifically that day in Normandy. It...
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Rick Boyer on Government Schools
I am currently reading a book along with my son, Ian, called Take Back The Land, by Rick Boyer. Mr. Boyer is a home schooling superstar. If you home school, chances are you are already familiar with...
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The Declaration
We’ve begun something of a new tradition here in the Campbell home. On the 4th of July, we read through the Declaration of Independence. It’s pretty amazing how the truths stated in this 236-year-old...
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On Electing A President (And Other Election Day 2012 Thoughts)
Today is the first Tuesday in November, and that means we’re voting here in the U. S. of A.! (But, if you’re alive, you are probably aware of that.) And, every four years we get a little more excited...
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What Elections Mean
And so it ends. Or, begins? Continues? The elections are over, and the American people have chosen. Whether state representative, Senator, Mayor, local judge, or President of the United States—we have...
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Conditional Libertarianism
I have been enjoying Ron Paul’s book, Liberty Defined. Enjoying, and finding myself becoming frustrated by it. See, there’s no doubt in my mind that I am mostly a libertarian. Mostly. I’m not...
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The Blame Game
Deep within the heart of mankind is a hesitancy, if not an outright refusal to accept responsibility. Some of us are able to work up the courage on occasion, but generally our first (and second, and...
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Constitutionally Speaking: We’ve Got It All Wrong!
OK, I admit. That’s just a fun, “grab-your-attention” kind of headline. But it’s not far from the real truth. At least for many of us U. S. Americans. The first amendment protection of free speech, and...
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Constitutionally Speaking: Freedom of Religion (not FROM religion)
Today we often think of the First Amendment as restricting all forms of any religion in the public forum; it being essential to our freedom of religion—that all may worship, or not worship, as they see...
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Constitutionally Speaking: The States Have It (as do the People)
If you are a fan of history, and perhaps also an American citizen—both of which I am—then I hope you’ve enjoyed this look at our Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, as seen through the eyes, words,...
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Millard Fillmore: Underappreciated
This will probably surprise you, but … no one cares much about President Millard Fillmore. At least, not according to this article. Since we’re just a week past President’s Day, I figure it’s still...
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Regarding Liberty
We’re being monitored. At least, we’re being recorded. Straight out of the storyline in George Orwell’s novel 1984, technology has gotten to the point that anyone who wants to, and has the resources...
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DOMA Arigato
Just about a week ago, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) was in the news for two rulings in regards to same-sex marriages. One was specific to California (Proposition 8), and I won’t...
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Independence Day
It’s hard to appreciate independence as an American in the 21st century. We are still benefitting today—July 4th, 2013—from the courage and bravery of a people whose chosen leaders pledged their...
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The Year of Jubilee
I had a run-in with the law this week. Well, it was not specifically I who did, and, it was more of a “walk-in” as opposed to a “run-in”. But that statement was generally true. If you are a regular...
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[ThisDay] Both Sides of the Story
I had an intriguing idea today. “I wonder what I was thinking and writing on this day through the ten plus years I’ve been publishing stuff here? I wonder if it’s the same stuff I’m thinking in January...
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