Freedom in the 50 States...

Here's a fascinating interactive infographic exploring different aspects of freedom in all 50 states, from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University:


Utah sure looks good compared with California...

Preconditions for the American Revolution...

Dave Carter over at Ricochet looks at current conditions to see how they map onto the Declaration of Independence.  He concludes with this:

The hour is late, and the moment urgent. Moderates didn't risk their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor by signing the Declaration of Independence. The men who signed that document went, as they say, "all in." The weak of heart didn't storm the beaches at Normandy. There was no compromise at Iwa Jima. Liberty isn't cheap, and can be lost much more easily than earned. Do we have the heart to reclaim liberty in America? The answer lies in the heart of the free man, if there are enough of us left. Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness, …these are the gifts of "Nature's God," and nature has unyielding determination.

Read the whole thing...

Chipping Away at Our Freedoms...

The Department of Justice is going after three blogs: the three blogs that first published the release of the ClimateGate2 emails.

Our Founding Fathers wouldn't even recognize their country today.  The freedom of speech that they so carefully bequeathed to us is eroding in front of our faces...