Washington doesn't get it. The news programs for the past few weeks have been talking about the "Political Earthquake" signaled by the latest primary elections. Tea Party candidates have won a few surprising races, and the media isn't sure how to explain it. They're labeling it a new Tea Party resurgence, harbinger of a new Republican … [Read more...]
Who Will Stand For Freedom? -Oliver Demille
May 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In 1961 the great legal scholar Bruno Leoni, writing about freedom in modern times, said: "It seems to be the destiny of individual freedom at the present time to be defended mainly be economists rather than by lawyers or political scientists." Why? Leoni's answer was intriguing: "As far as lawyers are concerned, perhaps the reason is that … [Read more...]
An Alarming Analysis of 7 Types of Government – Oliver DeMille
May 13, 2014 by 5 Comments
Every government seeks to increase its power. And "power" is control over obedience, according to the great writer Bertrand de Jouvenel. "Force alone can establish power, habit alone can keep it in being..." But one more thing is needed to have absolute power: credit. (This is Jouvenel's word, meaning "recognition" or "validation," not … [Read more...]
The 3 Best Ways to Prepare for the Coming Crash -Oliver DeMille
April 29, 2014 by 3 Comments
As people discuss the decline of nations, comparisons are drawn to the fall of the Roman Empire or the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and so on. But what happened in the years after these falls? Of course, the first answer to this question is that it depends on the severity of the crash or fall. Every recession or depression, every big war or … [Read more...]
Two Reasons Why We Keep Losing the Freedom Battle -Oliver DeMille
April 16, 2014 by 7 Comments
Why does government keep growing, no matter who we elect, no matter which party is in charge? Why do freedom lovers, those who truly want limited, Constitutional government, continue to lose the battle? There are two answers. First, the freedom battle loses -- year after year, election after election, decade after decade -- because it is … [Read more...]
The Media Maxim – Oliver DeMille
April 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
There is a rule called "The Media Maxim," which tells us what is really going on our modern world and current events. Most people have no idea how important this rule is. The reason for this is simple. Most people don't get their views on events from the right sources, and we don't deeply think about things. Not as deeply as we should. … [Read more...]
Two Kinds of Citizens – Oliver DeMille
March 18, 2014 by 3 Comments
Last summer I wrote an article venting my disappointment that the majority of Americans said they felt fine about being spied on by their government. They've had over six months to think it over, and they've changed their mind. Now over 70 percent of Americans dislike government spying on its people and believe it should stop the … [Read more...]
Free Versus Freebie – Oliver DeMille
February 26, 2014 by 2 Comments
Reading dictionaries is fun. I especially like the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), along with its two companions, the Compact Oxford English Dictionary, and the Compact Oxford Thesaurus. Seriously, this isn't nerdy at all. It's really entertaining. For example, my brother Will told me the other day that he had an interesting experience. He … [Read more...]
America’s Great Degeneration – Oliver DeMille
February 25, 2014 by 2 Comments
Speaking of how the government runs its finances today, historian Niall Ferguson wrote: "The present system is, to put it bluntly, fraudulent. There are no regular published and official balance sheets. Huge liabilities are simply hidden from view. Not even the current income and expenditure statements can be relied upon. No legitimate business … [Read more...]
Why Freedom is Losing: The Battle for Our Future – Oliver DeMille
February 12, 2014 by 7 Comments
De Jouvenel said it all in one profound paragraph: "From the twelfth to the eighteenth century governmental authority grew continuously. The process was understood by all who saw it happening; it stirred them to incessant protest and...reaction. In later times its growth has continued at an accelerated pace...And now we no longer understand the … [Read more...]
