A fisherman dies and believes he has gone to trout-fishing heaven as he catches one perfect two-pound trout after another. As he sets his fly and hooks into yet one more, he can’t fathom his good fortune. The sky is blue, the weather ideal, the fish biting like he’s never before experienced, and everything is absolutely perfect. It is not … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Spy On Me?! by Oliver DeMille
June 26, 2013 by 28 Comments
I am really angry. Upset. Surprised. Shocked. Mainly angry. I have been studying history, freedom, and current events for well over two decades now, and I don’t think I’ve ever been this upset. I’ve built several businesses, taught thousands of people the classics of liberty and free enterprise, written a number of books, researched and given … [Read more...]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Big Government
June 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Local government is increasingly the place where things are getting done. As the party system has created gridlock in Washington, less is getting accomplished on Capitol Hill. In a funny way, this has created a situation that is more like the American Founding era than anything we’ve experienced in over a century -- the real place to get things … [Read more...]
Losing Faith in Washington?
June 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
President Obama’s fundamental argument since his campaign and through his first term and second campaign has been that our society can benefit more from government than it has in the past. This is an easy sell in Europe, but not so much in the United States. The framers mistrusted government, and felt that freedom can only last in a society … [Read more...]
Why the “Five Laws of Decline” are Behind the Recent Scandals
June 19, 2013 by 3 Comments
By Orrin Woodward & Oliver DeMille Americans are both outraged and energized over headlines highlighting scandals in Washington related to the Benghazi tragedy and the IRS targeting of conservative groups. But there is a bigger concern at play in these events. It's something very few people are talking about, although it underpins and links … [Read more...]
Summer Reading for YOU
June 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
“Dad, can you read to me more?” Meri asked me. Surprised, I looked up from my book and responded, “Oh, sure.” I took the book she was reading and read a chapter aloud to her. When I finished, I handed her the book. “Thanks, Dad,” she said. “I could have read it myself, but I just love it when you read. I mean, in the winter you read to us … [Read more...]
Another Federal Scandal?
June 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Obama trifecta of scandals including Benghazi, IRS targeting, and AP phone records is now joined by another potential scandal. The EPA is accused of ongoing “Sue and Settle” practices, which means that they work with left-leaning environmental groups who file suits against a federal agency and then the attorneys work out settlements that … [Read more...]
The Silver Lining in the Obama Scandals
June 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It’s starting to seem like it was the Obama Administration that made the following saying famous: “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” The idea behind this quip was that when a big crisis came, the White House should use it to push its big-government agenda. In an ironic twist, the current triple scandals (IRS, Benghazi, and Associated … [Read more...]
The Person Most Likely to Save America
June 10, 2013 by 1 Comment
You don’t have be a pessimist to sense that the battle for the soul of America has ramped up sharply over the past few years. Politically, economically, spiritually and culturally, society continues to drift away from the foundational principles upon which our liberty was established. Too many Americans have been trained for generations to … [Read more...]
An Audience of One
June 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
She knocks on the door to my office and waits until I motion her in. Politely she asks with expectant eyes if I'd like to visit her "gum store." For once making the right choice (trying to remember if I've put her off earlier for the same request), I rise from my work and take her by the hand. Her big brown eyes and freckled face are all … [Read more...]
