Brian’s Column: The Freedom Philosophy

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Brian Wright

Reemerging in America at an opportune time
by Brian Wright

Toward the end of February 2012, preceding the Ron Paul primary in Michigan—I say Ron Paul Primary because no one else in the field of Republican (or Democratic) presidential candidates seems to actually be there, you know, like they’re just empty suits signifying nothing—on February 28, I was fortunate to attend a Ron Paul rally at Michigan State University, in the MSU Auditorium, East Lansing. It was quite windy and chilly, but hundreds of students arrived as much as an hour early, fighting the campus’s horrendous parking situation, just to be sure to get a good seat for the free event. Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: The Insufferable Acts

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Brian Wright

Vote, educate, nullify, boycott, or sever?
by Brian Wright

Note I did not include ‘flee’ or ‘submit,’ as reasonable options. In either case, whether you leave the country—not really an alternative for most of us—or crouch down to lick the hand that feeds you, the Insufferable Acts[1] do not go away. The question is truly what is the best strategy/tactic for eliminating these violations of human liberty? Okay, enough suspense. My choice, as of this five minutes, of the best single tactic is ‘nullify,’ and I shall tell you why in a moment. Having spilt the beans, let me state, as well, that all of the responses listed are vital implements in the liberty toolbox, and each individual must decide which is the best and most effective for his/her own situation. My personal order of preference now: Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: “…destructive of these ends…”

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Brian Wright

What’s the threshold for ‘Independence Redo?’
by Brian Wright

In the Declaration of Independence of 1776, Jefferson wrote:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government… Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: Free State Liberty Forum 2012

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Brian Wright

Glimpse the future of freedom in Nashua, 2/23-26
by Brian Wright

It’s possible I’ve laid down more words of review, panegyric, and general documentation of the Free State and the Free State Project from which it sprang than any single person.[1] I mean, of course, the Free State of New Hampshire and the Free State Project conceived by Jason Sorens, who spelled out the basics in a Libertarian Enterprise column of July 2001. A lot of water gone under the bridge since then… and so many people moving hither. Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: And the winners are…

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Brian Wright

A look forward at Campaign 2012 media coverage
by Brian Wright

And the Republican nomination goes to…

September 3, 2012, Tampa, Florida. Today at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, the assembled delegates of the Republican Party chose their nominees for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States.[1] Reporters from every major news organization were on hand from the dropping of the gavel on August 27, documenting the leading candidates’ activities and would-be policies if they should win back the White House from the Democrats. Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: All Aboard the Ron Paul Freedom Train

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Brian Wright

Free State 1.10 => Dr. Yes to White House 11.6
by Brian Wright

Yes, as in Success. Success of an unstoppable movement seeded in the minds of the Scottish Enlightenment and pioneer souls who crossed the perilous ocean in order to live by no one’s leave. Then later through ideas spawned in the colonial cauldron of American self-government finding expression in the taverns of Williamsburg and Boston… on to the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia followed by the clash of arms defeating English tyranny on American soil. ‘Our country’ then took root in an imperfect, yet best-available, instrument known as the Constitution (USC). Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: 2011 ‘Percolations’

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Brian Wright

Special stories from 2011:
In 2012 we topple the sacred cows
by Brian Wright

What a promising year has passed! The Truth and Freedom movement has forced the the Unspeakable Controllers into a nothing little corner of the universe from which they will not escape. Their only option is to push the self-destruct button… which they already have done with a) their barbaric response to OWS, b) planned takeover of the Internet via SOPA, and c) staging for martial law by authorizing indefinite detention without trial. The Unspeakables have ‘shot their wad’ and no one listens, only the sheeple obey, and everyone will soon know the Treasonous Ones are impotent… due for transfer to Orange-Jumpsuit Land. The following 25 videos and Webpages, drawn from my 2011 Perks (from the Percolations newsletter), have been particularly inspiring and insightful: Continue reading →