Posts Tagged ‘freedom fighter’
Native Victory: Red Cloud – Forgotten Freedom Fighters
Government requires that its people fear it. The state must project power. These two statements are as true today as they have been since small groups of people began attempting to control the rest of humanity. These men and women use violence, lies, and all manner of coercion. We are constantly told that the government…
Read MoreThe Witty Economist: Milton Friedman (Forgotten Freedom Fighters)
How can an economist be a freedom fighter? This question was posed to me last week at the Libertarian National Convention. The person who I was discussing this series with meant well. I am sure when they think of freedom fighters, the image of Samuel Adams or Geronimo arise in their mind. To be sure,…
Read MoreLiberty’s Hand: The Conscious Pen of Mercy Otis Warren (Forgotten Freedom Fighters)
“The rights of the individual should be the primary object of all governments.” So said Mercy Otis Warren, a liberty activist, hundreds of years ago and so say we today. The Freedom movement is not a boy’s club. It might sometimes look like one, but reason tells us that it certainly is not, nor has…
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