“We waged a war on poverty and poverty won.”  President Ronald Reagan, 1988 State of the Union Address The dust has settled and the evidence is in: The 1960s Great Society and War on Poverty programs of President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) have been a colossal and giant failure. One …

I, for one, back any and all elimination of the welfare state, as well as the warfare state.  Both of them seem to get us in the most debt and the most trouble in this nation.  While “military spending” is up (that means not just defense but the empire we’ve …

In 1935, the year that FDR signed the Social Security Act into law, the birth rate was 18.7 per 1,000. In 1940, when the first monthly check was issued, it had gone up to 19.4. By 1954, when Disability had been added, the birth rate at the heart of the …

The US Treasury’s recent announcement that the government will reach the debt ceiling on November 3 means Congress will soon be debating raising the government’s borrowing limit again. Any delay in, or opposition to, raising the debt ceiling will inevitably be met with hand-wringing over Congress’ alleged irresponsibility. But the real …

“Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatus—the bureaucracy, the police, the military.”—Simone Weil, French philosopher It’s hard to say whether we’re dealing with a kleptocracy (a government ruled by thieves), a kakistocracy (a government run by unprincipled career politicians, corporations and thieves that …

“Former Senator Nancy Schaefer paid with her and her husband’s life in getting us this vital information (John 15:13).” I remember when computer programmer John McAffee went public and warned, during an interview, that he discovered that it was the State Department that was the responsible party for trafficking children …

It really should come as no surprise given that Florida is the home of large pedophile rings that are busted every few months and that  Florida houses amusement parks that lure unsuspecting families with little children.  Yet, a recent lawsuit alleges that Florida’s government is complicit in the medical kidnapping …

“This should have never happened. We shouldn’t be living in a society where you call for help and be killed.”— Mother of Damian Daniels, who was shot by police during a wellness check Think twice before you call the cops to carry out a welfare check on a loved one. Especially …

Unless a moral crime has been committed, one for which parents would stand trial before a jury of their peers, children should never be removed from a home. In fact, even if parents are arrested and tried and even found guilty, children should be in the care of the other …

“This is not doing unto others as they would have them do unto themselves.” First off, I would say that by no means am I saying that there are not people that do need our help. There are legitimate poor people in this country, no doubt (Galatians 2:10). However, the …