Archive for the 'Liberty' Category



“Eminent” Domain

Published on February 4, 2009

In 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut could declare Eminent Domain over private property for any darn reason they choose.  They evicted Suzette Kelo and fourteen other neighbors who liked where they were living, thank you, and didn’t desire to move from their waterfront Victorian homes.  The city demolished [...]


Tyranny on a small scale is still tyranny

Published on February 5, 2008

When restaurant owner Danny Falcone wanted to put up an awning with the colors of the Italian flag, the Edmond Planning Commission voted against it. The city council then voted against it. They didn’t object to the awning itself. They objected to the colors. The awning at Falcone’s is now a single shade of red. Below it, the lower-quarter of his [...]