Liberty
How Thinking Proves the Existence of Natural Rights
At the center of pro-liberty philosophy and American constitutionalism is the concept of “natural rights,” meaning individuals are created with rights that are an innate part of our humanity or existence. Yet there are those who say we don’t have natural...
Is Liberty for You?
I’m often asked: Why should I hold liberty as a political value? Why liberty? Is it really that important? The answer to this questions is self-evident to some, while to others, it remains elusive and hard to understand. Let’s take a look at some reason’s why you...
Even Rocks Have Rights
This seems like a strange, maybe even oxymoronic topic. Yet because of the simple nature of a rock, you may soon experience the most profound understanding of human rights you have ever had. So bear with me a moment while I set the stage. I keep a rock next to me on...
Abstractions Make for Bad Law
One of the interesting things the human mind can do is to use abstractions. We can think and talk of carrots and crops. Carrots are real physical things. You can eat one. The word “crops,” on the other hand, means plants grown to be...