“Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down.” Frederick Douglass [Frederick Baily] (1818-1895), escaped slave,…

Cashless businesses are no longer an isolated phenomenon at a slew of small businesses and eateries in neighborhoods across New York City. And in Chicago, the Salvation Army is considering accepting credit or debit cards next year, as it continues…

“Republicans campaign like Libertarians and govern like Democrats.” Harry Browne (1933-2006) American libertarian writer, politician, and free-market investment analyst. Libertarian candidate for US President 1996 & 2000. Source Reference Harry Browne Quote

Religious liberty at its core is about “live and let live.” Flourish in your own religious expression and protect others’ right to do the same — regardless of whether you agree with or even understand their religious practices. While the…

“Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive.” Everett Piper Ayn Rand (1905-1982) Author. Source Reference Ayn Rand Quote

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia continue to feel the impact of their “liquidation” and the nationwide ban on their exercise of their religion. Regional Justice Ministry branches are preparing to sell off confiscated Jehovah’s Witness property. Military offices have denied several…

“Honesty demands that we boldly pursue ideas tested by time, defended by reason, validated by experience, and confirmed by revelation. We will only find truth when we place our confidence in it and not in ourselves. We will only learn…

Jehovah’s Witnesses have historically served as a bellwether for religious freedom for other minority groups. In Russia, that includes evangelicals, who remain ambivalent over whether to defend the rights of Witnesses as a fellow non-Orthodox faith. The Russian Justice Ministry…

“The efficiency of the truly national leader consists primarily in preventing the division of the attention of a people, and always in concentrating it on a single enemy.” Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) German Nazi Dictator. Source: Mein Kampf, 1925-27. Source Reference Adolf Hitler Quote

“Our republic and its press will rise and fall together.” Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) Hungarian-born American newspaper publisher after whom the Pulitzer Prize was named. Source Reference Joseph Pulitzer Quote

“We are going to impose our agenda on the coverage by dealing with the issues and subjects we choose to deal with.” Richard M. Cohan Senior Producer of CBS political news. Source Reference Richard M. Cohen Quote

The U.S. Congress passed a tax overhaul bill that had previously included an end to the IRS regulation barring churches from endorsing political candidates. The language was removed from the proposed legislation on technical grounds. The U.S. Senate’s parliamentarian struck…