LibertyMinute February 13 2014  Attorney General Eric Holder, displaying the self-adoring parochialism that typifies the political class, thought he was conferring a compliment on Hank Aaron when he depicted the baseball immortal as the forerunner to… more »

Liberty Minute February 12 2014 To understand why refugee NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden can?t come home, one need only consider the recent plea bargain extracted from former State Department contractor Stephen Kim. A year ago it was revealed that… more »

Liberty Minute February 11 2014 Henry Magee was sleeping when armed intruders burst into his home last December 19. Knowing only that he and his family were at mortal risk, Magee grabbed a gun and opened fire, fatally wounding Sgt. Adam Sowers, who was… more »

Liberty Minute February 10 2014 Last August, Victor and Alissa Madrigal held a birthday party for their daughter at their home in Idaho Falls. The celebration was a little noisy, but none of the next-door neighbors was troubled by it. One woman severa… more »

Liberty Minute February 7 2014 The one thing tyrants can?t stand is ridicule. They thrive on flattery, they pretend to indulge principled criticism, they feel a sense of perverse satisfaction when made the targets of hatred ? but they are infuriate… more »

 Liberty Minute February 6 2014  It has been said that the most important question in human affairs is this: Was man created just below the angels, or has he risen just above the apes?  Those who accept the Bible?s view of man as a special creati… more »

LibertyMinute February 5 2014 The Christian existentialist philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once commented that many people will more easily tolerate public displays of inspired oddness than a simple profession of Christian faith. It over-taxes the word… more »

Liberty Minute February 4 2014 According to statist political theory, the government exists to provide indispensable services that are not offered through private, voluntary action. Without such intervention, we are told, people would die of starvation… more »

Liberty Minute February 3 2014 As a member of Congress nearly 20 years ago, New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer was part of a special panel investigating the Federal massacre of the Branch Davidians outside Waco, Texas. During those hearings, S… more »

Liberty Minute January 30 2014  Like countless other Americans, Los Angeles resident Sergio Arreola was the victim of criminal violence by the police.  In April 2012, Arreola ? who was just finishing work ? got a phone call from his wife asking… more »