The Holocaust is a blight on human history, and when the West found out what really occurred under Hitler’s regime a whole generation vowed that they would never again let such a thing happen. Yet similar events occurred just a few years later in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. When freedom is lost, human beings abuse power to the extreme of … [Read more...]
“The One Big Thing”: The Big Battle Behind All Political Skirmishes – Oliver DeMille
September 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
At the beginning of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, he announced his intention to make the federal government’s finances so clear and easy that any farmer could understand them. Today this seems impossible, but Jefferson had two things going for him. First, these were the same farmers who read the Federalist Papers and understood them clearly. … [Read more...]
Do We Even Deserve Freedom? – Oliver DeMille
September 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Treaties are rewriting the U.S. Constitution. The framers gave the executive branch, balanced by the Senate, the authority to make treaties for the good of the nation, and they described "the supreme law of the land" as the Constitution itself along with any duly passed amendments, laws and treaties. In other words, to read the Constitution, … [Read more...]
Understanding the Real Battle for the Future of Freedom – Oliver DeMille
September 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The following describes one side of the modern battle for our future: "You believe you can change the world for good, one person at a time. You prioritize your children and your neighbors above your own consumption. Fulfillment for you comes through love and service, not accumulation of material goods." And the next one describes how the other … [Read more...]
16 Ways Rome is a Mirror of Current America – Oliver DeMille
August 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
Studying history is always the best way to understand our current world and current events. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Reading Livy’s classic, History of Early Rome, this last month has been very enlightening. There are so many parallels between Rome and current events in America. Burke really was correct: if we don’t … [Read more...]
A Surprising Word Choice by America’s Founders – Oliver DeMille
August 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
One of the most surprising events in the American founding occurred when the Continental Congress used the word “happiness” in the Declaration of Independence. Up to that point, it was not a word often utilized in great political writings. Words like “justice,” “liberty,” “property,” “honor,” “power,” “rights” and others were expected in such a … [Read more...]
Why Entrepreneurship is Vital to Free Society by Oliver DeMille
August 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I write and speak a lot about entrepreneurship, because my purpose and mission is to promote freedom. I was recently asked whether my real focus is entrepreneurship or freedom, and I responded that they are the same topic. The other person in the conversation was surprised, but after we talked she seemed convinced. I think a lot of modern … [Read more...]
The Rising Aristocracy in America – and How to Stop It by Oliver DeMille
August 14, 2013 by 31 Comments
In the past year there has been an amazing rash of articles on the increase of aristocratic attitudes in American society and culture. For example, school admissions are struggling with the sense of entitlement many families and other groups now feel, and major theme parks like Disney and Universal Studios have responded to affluent ticket … [Read more...]
The Death of the Middle Class by Oliver DeMille
August 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Columnist Joe Klein said on The Chris Matthews Show: “This is the biggest problem that we’re facing going forward. We were a homogenous, middle class country, by and large, for the fifty years after World War II. “Now we’re no longer homogenous, and there’s a good aspect to that in that we have become a true multiracial country. But there’s … [Read more...]
While America Sleeps by Oliver DeMille
August 2, 2013 by 1 Comment
In 1938 Winston Churchill wrote one of the most important books in history, While England Slept. He argued that between 1932 and 1938 the British government ignored the rising challenges posed by Hitler’s Germany. Why didn’t the government see what was obvious to Churchill and many others? Why didn’t it make hard choices early in order to … [Read more...]
