The powers and authorities of the physical universe show us the origins of human rights. The highest of these, the right to choose, points to the best form of government.
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The legal concept of the inherent and inalienable authority possessed by a thing to be and to do all it is capable of being and doing. The foundation of freedom and liberty.
The Birth of Confidence: The New Constitution
On March 4, 2019, we commemorate the inauguration of the most transcendent legal document ever written: the Constitution of the United States of America. The thirteen colonies fought off the English and became sovereign states. Thirteen years after 1776, and thousands of discussions over back fences and in the public square, a new constitution was crafted. The date set for…Continue reading The Birth of Confidence: The New Constitution
True Freedom
You have true freedom when you can act without being acted upon by negative consequences. That’s a pretty good definition of freedom. In those circumstances, you can do anything you like and find satisfaction in the accomplishment. This is not rocket science, but it does seem to escape most of us. The fact that it’s that simple does give you…Continue reading True Freedom
The Right to Life and to Bear Arms
The right to life is the most fundamental natural right. When a life ends, all other questions of rights go moot. As long as there are people around who have little or no respect for the lives of others, who think to break and plunder and steal, or to seek revenge for real or imagined wrongs, just so long will…Continue reading The Right to Life and to Bear Arms
How My First Media Interview Works
My first media interview was this morning and you can listen to it right here (scroll to the bottom). This first interview is just the first step up the publicity ladder as I work my way to the big media like NPR, Fox News, or CNN? Ha! CNN would never interview a guy with an argument that established natural rights…Continue reading How My First Media Interview Works
Socialism: The Law of the Jungle
When you step onto the soil of backcountry Alaska, you lose your place at the top of the food chain. And you’d better be aware of that because the grizzly bear really likes his position at the top. But then, that’s his natural right, isn’t it? There is also a natural right that gives a cunning person the power to…Continue reading Socialism: The Law of the Jungle
Touring the Rights Cave, Hierarchy Cavern
There were a lot of rocks in the first cavern of the cave of rights, and we have discussed the rights of those rocks. Today we’re moving into the lesser life forms cavern to see the hierarchy of rights found throughout nature. Then we’ll tour the next cavern and discuss rights in conflict. I have a funny story to tell…Continue reading Touring the Rights Cave, Hierarchy Cavern
What I Learned from the Writers Conference
I had a great experience at the Write Here in Ephraim authors conference last weekend. They had “boot camp” on Friday, and we each brought 10 pages of something we had written. We took turns reading our stuff and then all the authors in the circle would comment and critique one another’s work. Here’s what multiple-book-author Kathryn Elizabeth Jones said…Continue reading What I Learned from the Writers Conference
Even Rocks Have Rights
This seems like a strange, maybe even oxymoronic topic. Yet because of the simple nature of a rock, you may soon experience the most profound understanding of human rights you have ever had. So bear with me a moment while I set the stage. This special rock is from my flower bed. For me, it represents the extraordinary yet ordinary…Continue reading Even Rocks Have Rights
Jack Phillips: Victim of Church and State
Under the Confusing Wall Between Church and State Jack Phillips of Lakewood, Colorado refused to bake a cake to celebrate a gay marriage. The citizens who wanted the cake took the matter to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. This is a case in point for the book I’m writing about separation of church and state. Laws designed to separate church…Continue reading Jack Phillips: Victim of Church and State