Individual Liberty on Townhall

• Individual Liberty - 3, Government Power - 0 Wed Mar 20
  Bob Barr
  The seemingly omnipresent storm clouds hanging over the Constitution often make it hard to find a silver lining. Every day, the front page of The Drudge Report is littered with stories of government assaults on our civil liberties -- from local government officials all the way up to the Oval Office. ... more
• The Right to Self-Defense Thu Mar 7
  Judge Andrew Napolitano
  In all the noise caused by the Obama administration's direct assault on the right of every person to keep and bear arms, the essence of the issue has been drowned out. ... more
• Have They No Shame? Tue Mar 5
  Rachel Marsden
  Is there anything people can possibly do these days to disgust or unnerve themselves? Or is the only barrier to bad behavior massive societal shunning, the likes of which isn't noticed by those who are too engrossed with themselves to pay attention? ... more
• Big Government 2.0 Thu Jan 24
  Cal Thomas
  Bill Clinton isn't often wrong when it comes to politics, but his assertion in his 1996 State of the Union Address that "the era of big government is over" was a bit premature. In light of President Obama's Second Inaugural Address, the era of big government has just begun. ... more
• Let Individuals, Not Politicians, Make Health Care Decisions Fri Sep 14
  Scott Rasmussen
  The health care debate is a great example of why Americans hate politics. ... more
• Creating a Risk-Free World Wed May 9
  John Stossel
  A child leaving home alone for the first time takes a risk. So does the entrepreneur who opens a new business. I no more want government to prevent us from doing these things than I want it to keep us in padded cells. ... more
• Obama Administration's Repeated Abuses Are Extension of Extreme Liberalism Fri Apr 27
  David Limbaugh
  Every day, we get a new kick in the gut from the Obama administration. Most recently, Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz was caught on video articulating his view of the agency's role in enforcing its regulations. ... more
• Beyond the Beltway: A Founding Critique Fri Apr 20
  David Malcolm
  The contretemps over Obamacare and the outrage in the religious community over the Administration’s forcing contraception and abortifacients down the throats of religious employers are the philosophical embodiment of the “fat guy in a little coat” scene from the film Tommy Boy. ... more
• Powerful Government Equals Powerful Problems Thu Apr 19
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  History is not simply dates, events and results. Instead, it's people's lives, their hopes and dreams, their situation and their outcomes based on their and other people's actions. While history is learned by looking backward, knowing the outcome, life is lived marching forward, unsure of what might happen. ... more
• Can Government Do Anything Well? Wed Apr 11
  John Stossel
  I'm suspicious of superstitions, like astrology or the belief that "green jobs will fix the environment and the economy." I understand the appeal of such beliefs. People crave simple answers and want to believe that some higher power determines our fates. ... more
• Obamacare Undermines America's Founding Principles Mon Mar 26
  Star Parker
  As the Supreme Court starts its three day marathon to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Obamacare, let’s be clear about their challenge, and ours. ... more
• The Main Event Tue Mar 20
  Cal Thomas
  Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear three days of oral arguments in the healthcare lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, otherwise known as "Obamacare." ... more
• Hannah and Her Brothers Mon Jan 2
  Mike Adams
  Shelby wasn’t expecting such difficult questions when she took a job teaching grammar school in middle Tennessee. But it was an election year and little Emily had been hearing a lot of talk about politics. ... more
• 'Vendetta' mask becomes symbol of Occupy protests Fri Nov 4
  AP News
• Occupy Hollywood Not Wall Street Mon Oct 24
  Lurita Doan
  As Americans watch the misguided Occupy Wall Street protesters continue to press their disjointed, anti-capitalist, anti-American message, it seems that it might be time for a counter effort aimed at Hollywood. ... more
• The Case for Freedom Tue Oct 18
  Mary Crookston
  In his latest work, “It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong: The Case for Personal Freedom,” New York Times Best-Selling Author Judge Andrew Napolitano urges Americans to boldly oppose an increasingly tyrannical government. ... more
• Chris Christie: Incoherent on Islamism Mon Oct 17
  Karen Lugo
  The bold, bombastic style that has earned New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie much acclaim in the political bullpen excited conservatives when he used it to battle the unions and biased media agents. Now that Christie’s wrath is being vented on American citizens with legitimate concerns about political Islam and sharia law, however, there are questions about the principles driving the political star’s moral indignation. ... more
• Chris Christie Advocates Bold Leadership and Compromise at Reagan Library Wed Sep 28
  Daniel Doherty
  Over the past few weeks, there were innumerable reports from across the political spectrum that Governor Chris Christie would formally seek the 2012 Republican nomination. ... more
• Ten Years After 9-11: An Open Letter to American Muslims Sun Sep 11
  Karen Lugo
  In 2006 a young woman, born and raised a Muslim, came to America. She had escaped an arranged marriage and fled to the Netherlands where she applied for asylum. While in Holland, this woman fell in love with Enlightenment values and became a leading activist in the cause for reform of sharia laws. This woman's name is Ayaan Hirsi Ali. ... more
• No Truce on Abortion For 2012 Candidates Fri Aug 19
  Marjorie Dannenfelser
  Some Republicans in recent months have suggested that social issues, including the issue of protecting innocent, unborn children, will take a back seat during the 2012 election cycle. The nation’s unemployment rates, foreclosure rate, and credit rating, are all worse than they were when Obama took office in 2009. ... more
• The Summer of 1979 and the Rise of Reagan Fri Jul 1
  Hugh Hewitt
  Anaheim, California is a city of more than 330,000 people, the 10th largest in California, and known the world over as the home of Disneyland. On Friday July 1 it also becomes the home of Ronald Reagan Park. ... more
• Bureaucratic Overreach Is Not Kids' Stuff Tue Jun 28
  Robert Knight
  Public exposure and outrage is the best medicine for curbing overzealous bureaucrats. From kid searches to lemonade stand shakedowns, bunny busts and EPA and NLRB goons, an informed, active citizenry and media exposure are crucial to thwarting tyranny. ... more
• Legal Plunder Tue Jun 14
  USA
  "Government is a great fiction when everyone seeks to live at the expense of everybody else." ... more
• Government Tells Monks They Can't Sell Caskets Wed Jun 8
  Louisiana
  Louisiana monks don't have license to make and sell simple wooden caskets, so the Louisiana government says they must stop or face jail time. ... more
• When It Comes To Immigration Reform it’s The Consumer That Matters Tue Jun 7
  Armstrong Williams
  The recent Supreme Court Ruling in Chamber of Commerce vs. Whiting highlights a fundamental and before now underappreciated factor in the immigration debate: immigrants come here illegally because they know that U.S. companies will hire them. ... more

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