http://www.freeliberal.com/ en-us rccapozzi@yahoo.com 2008-07-04T06:27:06-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003412.html by Ron Paul The most basic principle to being a free American is the notion that we as individuals are responsible for our own lives and decisions. We do not have the right to rob our neighbors to make up... 3412@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Politics 2008-07-04T06:27:06-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003410.html by Micah Tillman As I was preparing for my Wednesday lecture (school ain’t out for the summer for everyone), I was reminded that Plato was a libertarian. Almost an anarchist. For instance, he thought: If we were as we should... 3410@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Politics 2008-07-03T07:00:42-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003409.html By Chuck Muth It’s one of the most hated Supreme Court decisions in decades, and it happened just three years ago. I’m talking about Kelo vs. New London, where a bare majority of the justices decided that it was OK... 3409@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Politics 2008-07-02T06:19:34-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003408.html Why pay more at the pump? There are solutions by Fred E. Foldvary Saudi Arabia's King has accused speculators of driving up the price of oil to $140 per barrel. Saudi Arabia has increased output to dampen speculation, but as... 3408@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-07-01T05:21:13-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003404.html by Paul Jacob Subway, America’s leading fast-food sandwich franchise, is sponsoring a contest for kids. It’s an essay contest entitled “Every Sandwich Tells a Story.” This contest itself is something of a story. First, the contest explanation and rules contain... 3404@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-06-30T07:28:46-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003402.html Hillary Clinton is out campaigning with Barack Obama. She says if it goes well, she'll consider making him her running mate. — David Letterman, Late Night with David Letterman... 3402@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Quotes 2008-06-28T17:08:08-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003397.html by Micah Tillman Quoth Barr: "It is the duty of the federal government to secure our borders from criminals, terrorists and those seeking to take advantage of the American taxpayer." Responds Ponnuru: With the letter surrounding that sentence, Barr is... 3397@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-06-26T06:18:23-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003395.html The Truce and the Noose by Fred E. Foldvary The six-month truce between the Israeli government and the Hamas chiefs in Gaza offers opportunities which if not fulfilled could lead to greater dangers. There are two purposes of a truce.... 3395@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-06-24T05:45:35-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003394.html by Paul Jacob Jared Gray is an 18-year-old high school student who works as a janitor for Southern Utah University. One day he found a bag of cash lying in the parking lot, obviously one of the school’s deposit bags.... 3394@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-06-23T07:03:55-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003392.html by Ron Paul What is the importance of the war in Iraq relative to other current issues? This is a question I am often asked, especially as Americans continue to become increasingly aware that something is very wrong with the... 3392@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-06-20T06:34:35-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003385.html by Micah Tillman Apparently it’s 1849 all over again. Genderless marriage certificates just became available in California, and Lisa Neff’s AP article on the subject got titled, “Gay couples rush to get married in California” on Yahoo! News. “Rush,” eh?... 3385@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-06-18T07:01:45-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003383.html Inflation Rising by Fred E. Foldvary What is inflation? There are two economic meanings of inflation. The first meaning is monetary inflation, having to do with the money supply. To understand that, we need to understand that the impact of... 3383@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-06-17T06:03:29-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003381.html by Paul Jacob Just "being a professor" doesn't make you smarter than your students. Or more grounded in reality. Or common sense. Take Priya Venkatesan, a Dartmouth academic who teaches a class in something-or-other to do with science, postmodernism and... 3381@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-06-16T05:20:08-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003380.html by Ron Paul Oil prices are on the minds of many Americans as gas hits $4 a gallon, and continues to surge. How high can prices go? How can we solve these problems? What, or who, is to blame? Part... 3380@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-06-13T05:56:47-05:00 http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/003379.html by Micah Tillman Leadership is putting things to a vote. Jumping on the bandwagon. Doing what everyone else is. Right? After all the derision of Bush for his "cowboy diplomacy" and "unilateralism," what do people mean when they say that... 3379@http://www.freeliberal.com/ Features 2008-06-12T06:18:39-05:00