Rights Natural or Manmade? Section I. Part III Part III
Part III The Origin of Rights (Human); a Roman Perspective; Section I.Although many aspects of ancient Greek culture continued to influence Roman Empire from the 1st century BCE onward, law was not one of them. Nevertheless, Rome established novel legal forms and institutions as well as the first legal...
Natural or Human Creation? Part II
Part II There is a higher law than any human statute that has been known since ancient times. An illustration of the ideal is found in Sophocles play Antigone, for within the exceptional Greek tragedy, is a harsh critique of Athenian society and the Greek city-state. Sophocles’ Antigone articulates...
Natural or Human Creation? Part I
On May 26, 2008, in a speech delivered before the graduating class at Wesleyan University, Barrack Obama revealed his position on the taming of a society’s natural state – that is one of individuality. In its place, he sought mold it into one of a communal state where equity...
ANTIFA – The Anti-Fascist Fascists-Part I
The Antifa movement. The group dates back to the 1930s when members fought against European fascists, but despite the name of the movement it embraces fascistic tactics as evident during recent actions by the group. Antifa can trace its roots back to Nazi Germany. Although they opposed the Sturmabteilung...
The Black Lives Matter Lie – Part II
From Part I: “For BLM Canada to refuse to answer questions from young Black organizers goes against the spirit of movement.” (Regarding the purchase of the Toronto mansion, which is also called Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism, by BLM leaders, drew criticism from within the organization). Lies, both...
The Black Lives Matter Lie: Part I
If a People forget the purpose of free speech, that is the ability to speak the truth to power, they will most assuredly fail to see the lies, both great and small, harmful, and possibly lethal, told by powerful, corrupt, and depraved, individuals who seek to constrict, if not...
The Natural Rights of Americans – Part Two
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The common belief today is that the Second Amendment was created to allow the American People the ability to hunt for food...
The Natural Rights of Americans – Part One
Rights were not created by an individual, or group of individuals, nor were they created by a legislature, a President, or a Supreme Court. Rights were conceived by Nature’s Creator, and among them is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These ideals provide an individual with the power...
Has the republic failed the People, or have the People failed the republic? Part IV
The People of America created a land where the dreams of the imagination are believed. To an American, a principled government is the discipline that brings about security and safety, along with personal, as well as professional prosperity. But should government become managed by individuals, who at times may...
Has the republic failed the People, or have the People failed the republic? Part III
Only when the People are committed to virtue and liberty, can the republic be saved. Life in early America was lived primarily in small towns that were centered around local associations, church life, and family. Politics were local, performed mainly at town meetings attended by friends and neighbors. It...