Archive for June, 2008:

The Day The Earth Stood Still: From Science Fiction To Reality

An exploration into why Latter-day Saints, who treasure freedom, should be alarmed at current proposals to "integrate" the United States with other nations.

The Last Thing America Needs is Another Sell-Out

Have you sold your birthright for a mess of pottage?

The Poorly Named US “Civil War”

Did the U.S. really experience a Civil War or just a second war of states fighting for independence from a central government?

The Genius and Divine Inspiration of the United States Constitution (Part Five): Bill of Rights

What is so important about the Bill of Rights? Furthermore, why have a written Bill of Rights? Is the Bill of Rights itself inspired?

Family Salt Factories

An Unlikely Combination, Amazing Results

Winning a War: Principles from The Book of Mormon: Alma 2

Temporal and spiritual preparation are necessary to combat the enemies of our day.

The Genius and Divine Inspiration of the US Constitution (Part Four): Mechanics of Government

Should property ownership be a requirement for voting?

An Important Day for Liberty

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of granting basic constitutional liberties to those persons currently detained in Guantanamo bay.

Who Is To Blame: The REAL–And Surprising Source of America’s Woes

As America speeds toward the proverbial cliff of imminent destruction, everyone is looking for someone to blame. But who is to blame for our travails? The true answer, found below, may surprise you and is too difficult for most Americans to accept. Yet until we do, our national train will ...

Broadening of Democracy (Part Three): Denial of the Federal Analogy

"A Republic, if you can keep it," was the answer Benjamin Franklin gave to a Mrs. Powel, when asked whether the Constitutional Convention had produced a Republic or a Monarchy.

Betrayal at Pearl Harbor

This short essay was written to commemorate the event, to honor the sailors and soldiers who lost their lives in combat that morning by telling the truth, to vindicate those before me who have told the truth at personal cost to their own popularity, and to remind my fellow Americans that only the truth ...

The Genius and Divine Inspiration of the United States Constitution (Part Two)

Since it is the nature and disposition of almost all men to seek power, wealth, and dominion over others there must exist a system which will harness, restrain and temper that disposition.

Recent Blogs

  • An Invitation From Mark Skousen

    I’m writing to invite you to join me in “the greatest libertarian show on earth” — FreedomFest — set for July 7-11 at Bally’s Events Center in Las Vegas.

  • The Optimal Size of a Nation

    Experience shows that a very populous city can rarely, if ever, be well governed; since all cities which have a reputation for good government have a limit of population. We may argue on grounds of reason, and the same result will follow: for law is order, and good law is good order; but a very great multitude cannot be orderly.

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We believe that God has given to every individual the unalienable right to Life, Liberty, and Happiness (Property) as part of the Plan of Salvation. Any violation of these rights, whether by a single individual or a group of people (i.e. government), is immoral and against the will of God. The only just and proper role of government is to protect these rights from the aggression of others.

The Founding Fathers were inspired men whose efforts secured a society with the greatest enjoyment of liberty in modern times. The political environment of freedom they created allowed for the Church of Jesus Christ to be restored and thrive in the last days. Unfortunately, the principles upon which America was founded are under constant attack by "kingmen" (Alma 51:5) all around us. Many Latter-day Saints, either knowingly or unknowingly, support those who would destroy our Lord's work in the latter days.

We seek to educate others about the truth in hope that many more will "awake to a sense of [our] awful situation" (Ether 8: 24-25).