How Individuals Enable Tyranny
It is easy to think the roots of tyranny lie outside of ourselves, but perhaps we are looking too far away. In Milan Kundera’s novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, a Czech refugee living in Paris joins a protest march against the 1968 Soviet invasion of her homeland. To her surprise, the refugee could not […]
TERENCE P. JEFFREY: Tyranny And Terrorism — Late Iranian President’s Legacy Is Crystal Clear
For Iran’s late president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the question was not whether terrorism was good or bad, but who carried out terrorism against whom. Raishi be criticized A terrorist attack launched by the Islamic State in January against Iranians mourning the death of Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a […]
The Cunning Tyranny of Abstract Notions of the “Common Good”
While I come from what might be called the traditional left, or what today can perhaps be called the RFK, Jr left, I have always been very interested in reading thinkers from other schools of political thought, especially libertarians. This, owing to their generalized disdain for war and empire, their fierce belief in the need […]
Trump’s tyranny? More like Time’s tired tirades.
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” George Orwell’s 1984 was supposed to serve as a warning, not a how-to guide, to journalists defending the radical left. Unlike many media postmortems in 2016, biased coverage of Donald Trump is not the result of cultural differences. That’s by design. In April, NPR editor-in-chief Uli […]
‘Very Disturbing’: Ranking Dem Says Dobbs Decision Is Example Of ‘Tyranny,’ Not COVID Lockdowns
The ranking Democrat on a House subcommittee said Tuesday that the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade was a bigger threat to civil liberty than the COVID-19 lockdowns. Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania made the comments about the Dobbs decision during a hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee […]
Democrats Are ‘Demanding that We Condition Aid to Israel as if It Is Some Third-World Tyranny’
During this week’s broadcast of FNC’s “Sunday Night in America,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) criticized the Democratic Party’s approach to supporting Israel in the wake of Iran’s attacks on Israeli territory. “Given what Prime Minister Netanyahu is and isn’t saying to the Iranian mullahs, how do you view relations with Israel under this administration?” Fox […]
Federal judge blasts Trump’s attacks on judges, warns against tyranny
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton criticized former President Trump’s attacks on judges involved in his criminal cases, most recently his hush money trial, saying that undermining an independent judiciary risks leading the country toward tyranny. I’m warning you. Walton joined CNN’s Caitlan Collins to discuss Trump’s offensive comments against family members who are considered enemies […]
3 radical thinkers who inspired the tyranny in America
Tyranny is just around the corner when the legislature becomes a legitimate power that can pass laws designed to plunder. Mark Levin knows better and knows exactly who and what inspired him. “Marxism is the most evil of isms,” Levin begins. “Populism, the name of the people, inequality, the idea that the proletariat can camouflage […]
GOP-backed ‘reform’ in South Carolina would cement public health tyranny
As we approach the grueling fourth anniversary of the lockdown, it is surprising that the Republican Congress was active in 2020 and did nothing to stop the overreach. Surprisingly, few states have changed their laws to prevent it from happening again. Additionally, South Carolina is attempting to go a step further by not moving forward […]
‘Turn the Other Cheek’ Does Not Mean Christians Must Tolerate Tyranny
Actor Kirk Cameron recently pointed out that the Bible’s command to “turn the other cheek” is not a command that Christians “must tolerate oppression.” During an appearance with podcaster Tim Poole on February 21st, growing pains Starr spoke about efforts to expand religious freedom across the United States. During the conversation, The pool got attention […]