Cognitive Dissonance and the Second Amendment
Cognitive dissonance” denotes the state of psychological stress which affects an individual who simultaneously entertains two mutually contradictory beliefs, or who comes upon information...
The Bastardy of “Martial Law”
My latest book—By Tyranny Out of Necessity: The Bastardy of “Martial Law”—is now available through Amazon. Its title encapsulates its theme: namely, that “martial...
Article V Convention: A Titanic Irrelevance
The more I inflict upon myself the details of the on-going, extensive, and increasingly acrimonious debate about the supposed merits or demerits of what...
Prudent Fear of the Unknown is No “Fallacy”
Timothy Baldwin’s latest column, “The Fallacies of Anti-Article V Advocates”, is (as usual with him) a well-presented statement of his position on the advisability—perhaps...
Enforcement, Not Amendment, is the Answer
In his recent column, “I Want a Real Liberty Movement”, Timothy Baldwin has presented a very challenging argument in favor of a new constitutional...
Defeatism Insures Defeat
If any combination of words sounds as a leitmotif throughout the political tone-poems being played in “the alternative media” today, it is that America...
A New Nuremberg Moment
Mark Twain reputedly quipped that, although History does not repeat itself, it often rhymes. Such is surely the situation today. Everything that transpires within...
Thought Must Precede Action
Recently, Mr. J.B. Williams published a commentary on NewsWithViews entitled “Can Obama Be Impeached?” Normally, I would not interject myself into matters other commentators...
Revitalization of the State Militias: Review of Edwin Vieira’s “The Sword and Sovereignty”
On April 19, 1775, the battles of Lexington and Concord on the outskirts of Boston ignited the conflict that led to the most momentous...
Edwin Vieira on His New Book, “The Sword and Sovereignty” and Where the US...
Daily Bell: Thanks for sitting down with us again. Let's jump right in with a discussion of your new book, The Sword and Sovereignty. Give us...
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