Monthly Archives: January 2010

LDS Liberty Blitz II

Priest tells congregation “Thou Shall Shoplift” – at least he is consistent with his political views / The White Horse Prophecy / The Church is not political but the members should be involved / Parents arrested for failing to register … Continue reading…

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The Political Party Conundrum

How can you identify the good guys from the bad in the upcoming election? Continue reading…

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Partisans And The Saints: Choosing A Side Or Choosing The Right?

The Prophet Joseph Smith cautioned latter-day saints to avoid undue political partisanship because it didn’t amount to much more than giving one side or another the rope with which to hang us. Continue reading…

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The Failure of Foreign Aid

If a person truly wants to help another country or group of people, then their eyes should look not towards the government, but to their own wallet. Continue reading…

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The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 20

Efficiency and Dispatch Require Governments to Operate to the Will of the Majority, but Constitutional Provisions Must be Made to Protect the Rights of the Minority Continue reading…

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Racing Toward Tyranny

When looking back at America’s history with the Tyranny-Anarchy spectrum in mind it is easy to see how the current two-party system is helping the people to carry themselves off to Tyranny at a quickening pace. Continue reading…

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Muddy, Dusty Dirt Roads

I live at the end of a long dirt road. And that’s just fine with me. But, in my younger years I abhorred dirt roads. My attitude then was, “Give me pavement or give me death.” Continue reading…

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Trial By Jury: An Essential Safeguard for a Free Society

About two centuries ago Thomas Jefferson said “I consider Trial by Jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution”… Continue reading…

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LDS Liberty Blitz I

Response to “Why I’m  A Mormon Democrat: A Manifesto, If You Will” / Mitt Romney’s new book – “No Apologies: The Care for American Greatness” – will it be on our reading list??? Continue reading…

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness… Unless You’re in Utero

Today marks the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a Supreme Court case that serves as a large stain on America’s heavily-soiled standard of liberty. Since that time, the lives of roughly 52 million unborn children have been extinguished outright with the blessing of the federal government. Continue reading…

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License to Live

It is no stretch to say that by means of the licensure power the state can permit the individual to eat or it can condemn him to starve. So long as the government has the power to issue licenses to live, we cannot claim to be free, and living without freedom is not much of a life. Continue reading…

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Store or Starve: A Beginner’s Guide to Food Storage

Whether a global disaster strikes or one becomes unemployed, food storage is the best insurance one can have in uncertain times. You will garner a better dividend on your food storage than any other investment. Continue reading…

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On Whether to Tear Down or Build Up

A recent article by Utah attorney Jerry Salcido touched on the battle many patriots face when they realize the magnitude of our awful situation: do we focus our time on outing conspiracies and pointing out corruption, or do we study and advocate correct principles to win people over to the cause of liberty? Continue reading…

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Living the Nephite Nightmare

The Book of Mormon is a prophecy for our time. We Latter-day Saints have not heeded the lessons chiseled in the Nephite record. Continue reading…

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The Moral Consequences of Paternalism

The chief reasons for rejecting paternalism do not deny irrationality in the private individual, nor even wisdom and benevolence in government stewards. The chief reasons to reject paternalism are its moral and spiritual consequences. Continue reading…

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Christ & Politics

It is that desire to look to Christ as a way to accomplish our political goals that made Him weep as He entered Jerusalem. Continue reading…

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Mosiah's Legacy of Law: An Example for our Day

A look at the origin and nature of the laws that were established under the Nephite republic, and how they can help us identify just laws today… Continue reading…

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The 28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 19

Only Limited and Carefully Defined Powers Should be Delegated to Government, All Others Being Retained in the People Continue reading…

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