Commentary Anyone who serves the public learns how to manage upset customers. When someone says you hurt them, do not argue. Listen. Apologize. When people are angry, upset, or heartbroken, you must stay silent. Offer support. There is no other rational response. Of course, listening has limits. Threats, yelling, or swearing must end the conversation,…
Elon Musk Is Right: The Road to Tyranny Is Paved With Fear
Commentary The founder, CEO, and chief engineer at SpaceX, Elon Musk, recently tweeted a rather pertinent message to his 62 million followers: “If you scare people enough, they will demand removal of freedom. This is the path to tyranny.” He’s right. It is. Joseph Stalin knew this better than most. One day, in front of…
We Are All Canadian Truckers Now!
Commentary We all remember where we were when the Berlin Wall came down. While it may have seemed that communist rule would go on forever, when the people decided that they had enough suddenly the wall fell. Just like that. Thus it is after two years of covid authoritarianism that in Canada the largest truck…
Now Is the Time for Mass Resignations From Within the Ruling Class
Commentary If there is a historical precedent for the truckers’ revolt in Canada, and the populist protests in so many other parts of the world, I would like to know what it is. It surely sets the record for convoy size, and it is historic for Canada. But there is much more going on here,…
Justin Trudeau Ducks the Great Trucker Revolt
Commentary The resistance reveals itself always in unexpected ways. As I type, thousands of truckers (numbers are in flux and are in dispute) are part of a 50-mile-long convoy in Canada, headed to the capital city of Ottawa in protest against an egregious vaccine mandate imposed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They will be joined…
The Reactionary Political Ethos of Lockdowns and Mandates
Commentary The national press barely covered the anti-mandate, anti-lockdown rally in D.C. (Jan. 23, 2022), and when they did, they mostly described it as an “anti-vaccine rally.” That’s a ridiculous thing to say about an event involving some 10K-plus people who have had enough of the coercive impositions of the last nearly two years. To…
COVID-19, Coercion, and the Loss of Freedom
Commentary Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently took aim at the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), accusing it of engaging in acts of “economic coercion” and foreign interference. Of course, Morrison is correct. Communist China, the home of wolf warrior diplomacy, specializes in economic coercion. If in doubt, let me point you in the direction of Lithuania,…
Self-Teaching Offers Path to Educational Freedom
I had been homeschooling my three children for several years already when I realized I was stuck. My firstborn was a dedicated entertainer. Clever, studious enough, and always engaged, Braeden was my homeschool test case and by all accounts a success. Mark one for the mom who began her journey filled with doubt and trepidation….
Episode 18: A Republic that Stands
America stands at the crossroads of human history. Once revered and respected throughout the world, the country’s influence and freedoms are in jeopardy. Join David Barton with special guests Glenn Beck, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, constitutional expert Rick Green, and law professor Dr. Carol M. Swain as they explore the America our Founding Fathers envisioned. From…
Episode 17: Great American Myths
America stands at the crossroads of human history. Once revered and respected throughout the world, the country’s influence and freedoms are in jeopardy. Join David Barton with special guests Glenn Beck, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, constitutional expert Rick Green, and law professor Dr. Carol M. Swain as they explore the America our Founding Fathers envisioned. From…
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