In our immediately preceding post, The Party of Mandatory Assent, we concluded that:
What weaves all these threads together is a common theme of "winning" debate -- legislative, administrative, judicial, and academic -- by gagging the opposition, by mandating assent, by locking out dissenters, and by throwing freedom of speech [...]This morning, I read the first 100 pages (about one-quarter) of Sarah Palin’s book, Going Rogue: An American Life. And despite the “narrative” that this book is whiny, with the former Alaska Governor portraying herself as a victim trying to settle scores, there is no trace of that in [...]
It looks like the FDA will back off our their attempted ban of oysters: FDA backs off oyster ban after strong criticism
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[...]Ruh-roh, Comrades Obama & Pelosi. The independent, freedom & liberty loving Americans are showing their muscles again….
More Americans now say it is not the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage (50%) than say it is (47%). This is a first since Gallup began tracking [...]
On Friday Yoani Sanchez, the famous activists and blogger, was detained and beaten by Cuban police on Friday– an action that speaks volumes about the impact she is having in organizing and shaping global opinion about life in Cuba today.
Her blog is called Generation Y and it gives a [...]
"Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed - else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die." ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
On this day, I give [...]
● John Dean to speak at Chapman [University] Wednesday (OC Register)We introduce a new feature here at Orange Punch. Hope you like it. It’s the Freedom Quote of the Day:
“The framers created a limited government, thus ensuring individuals would have the opportunity to become all that their talents and persistence would allow. The Left has put aside the original Constitution [...]
A Hand Up for Freedom
For those who love freedom, we will never forget the fall of the Berlin Wall. Twenty years ago today (November 9, 1989), countless millions under the shackles of Communism experience freedom for the first time in 30 years… the “Evil Empire” collapsed, East and West [...]
Here’s a video of Freedom Communications adviser and Chapman prof. ( and old, old friend) Tibor Machan on Ayn Rand,
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