Liberty Relearned

At the end of 2020, we had high hopes that 2021 would be a darn sight better.  In some ways it was, but in many ways it wasn't and often things went sideways. This podcast covers many of the major events of 2021.  We had the unfortunate events of January 6th that have been used to justify the marginalization and sometimes downright persecution of Republicans, conservatives, and just abou...

Last year in my Christmas message, I wrote these words: “These are dark times, both literally and figuratively ... Jesus is the light, brought into a dark world, and as they say, it's always darkest before the dawn. It's certainly dark in the world and in our country today. We have an epidemic, which has brought not just the death of people, but the death of liberty as well. Our Republic is in per...

When we think of good, we have to consider the question of Good for Whom?  Society today, especially the left thinks in terms of the collective good.  Where the theist bases what's “good” as what's pleasing to God, the secular philosophers have tended to replace God with society.  Asking what is good for society.  This moral framework, based upon altruism (refer to Ayn Rand for additional insights...

“Some of the time...” has ended. “ I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.” ― Abraham Lincoln Ah, the timeless wisdom of Abe Lincoln!  (That does put a new perspective on the Latin phrase:  “In vino veritas,” but I digress.) The American people haven't been gi...

Examining the data from worldometers.info showing the patterns and general trajectory of the COVID 19 pandemic. Which strategies worked? Which ones didn't? Where does Omicron fit into all of this?

Its name is " Omicron ". It's the reason you'll still need to wear a mask at work and in school in 2022.  It will be the desperate need cited for getting small children vaccinated.  It's the reason you have to stay home for Christmas again this year (and don't even think of New Year's). It's the reason why you'll be getting a fourth shot in about five months. It's the reason your complia...

Last week, I read and then discussed an excerpt from a Victor Davis Hanson piece, "Trickle-down Bidenism".  In it he talks about the many crises occurring in the United States during the ancient Biden Administration. He wonders if the Democrats and just inept or if the damage being done is intentional. Unfortunately, the audio quality of last week's podcast was not that great (gremlins!). &nb...

Evil or just plain bad? In an article for The Independent Institute, Victor Davis Hanson blasts the Democrats and especially President Biden for the growing number of crises in America since he and his fellow Democrats took power in Washington in January. In it, Hanson asks the rhetorical question-- “Does the Biden socialist cadre who engineered these self-induced calamities have any clue about th...

This past Tuesday, Americans across the nation said “no” to the divisive progressive Democrat agenda.  Most notably, Governor-elect  Glenn Youngkin, who ran a race focused on education and the economy defeated one-time governor, Terry McAuliffe.  The election turned on one issue primary, the question of who should decide what Virginia kids get taught in school, teachers or parents....

Halloween is a lead-in to All Souls’ Day. Will the “soul” of the American ideal be one we lament in the future? Will 2021 be the year that future historians will cite as the Republic’s death? Halloween may be a scary day but 2021 may mark the beginning of a scary era for this country. The rise of authoritarianism, inflation, collectivism and shortages should scare the average American, and if the...

I'm not going to pick on Alec Baldwin here.  I'm sure he's genuinely beside himself with grief and remorse.  I will say that people who believe that guns kill people and not as the saying goes:  "Guns don't kill people, people kill people," will have a hard time understanding that they can be one of the "people" in that saying when they are around firearms.  When it comes to de...

When the left/Democrats accuse the Republicans of doing or being something, i.e. racist, fascist, etc, they themselves are guilty of it. They ALWAYS project their faults on others, and there are NO exceptions, even when they&...

America is a divided country. Most of that division is deliberate. The far left has adopted a divide and conquer strategy. They pit rich against poor, black against white, male against female, vaxxed against the unvaxxed, etc. From their own mouths, they have declared that the system needs to be burned down and built back better. They believe a collectivist Utopia will spring from the ashes of Wes...

A trip to the grocery store I got into my SUV, the same size as a large car, but designated as a truck to get around CAFE standards. Burned gas made more expensive in part by Biden's war on fossil fuels Found some items in low supply or out of stock because of supply chain disruptions due to Covid policies paying people to stay home and not work. Waited longer in the checkout line because unvaccin...

Let's Talk About Gen Milley General Mark Milley, current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is no stranger to controversy. He is the top-ranked military official who presided over the most humiliating military failure in modern American history-- the disastrous Afghanistan pullout that ended with hundreds of Americans left behind in enemy-controlled territory, subject to being used as hostages....

The left's abusive relationship with democracy "Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom... The subjection of individuals will increase amongst democratic nations, not only in the same proportion as their equality, but in the same proportion as their ignorance." ~ Alexis de Tocqueville If there is one thing the Democrat Party has taug...

The following are excerpts from President Biden’s “Vaccine Mandate” speech of September 9, 2021: “ …This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. And it’s caused by the fact that despite America having an unprecedented and successful vaccination program, despite the fact that for almost five months free vaccines have been available in 80,000 different locations, we still have nearly 80 million Americans...

The Afghanistan Debacle and why it matters. It has provided our enemies a tremendous windfall in advanced armaments. “The Taliban has seized US weapons left in Afghanistan worth billions — possibly including 600,000 assault rifles, some 2,000 armored vehicles, and 40 aircraft, including Black Hawks, according to reports. The US gave the Afghan military an estimated $28 billion in weaponry between...

Where did it all go wrong?  That is the subject of this week's podcast. I'm not talking about Afghanistan.  The Afghan exit debacle in this case is a symptom, not the problem.  (If you want to know what went wrong there, go back and listen to last's week's podcast where I talk about how and when the situation in Afghanistan went FUBAR.)  I'm talking about where, and more precis...

The Afghanistan Debacle We went there back in 2001 after 9-11 because that is where Usama Bin Laden, leader of Al Qaeda was spending most of his time training terrorists. We wanted to capture or kill Bin Laden We wanted to deny Al Qaeda the use of Afghanistan as a base of operations. We deposed the Taliban US and Coalition forces supported a newly created Afghan government President Trump promised...

COVID 19 measures Lockdowns proved counterproductive in many instances Drove people indoors, during the first wave most of the cases in NYC were people who were locked down Unintended consequences include: Social isolation, depression, increased drug abuse. Most masks don't afford much protection against COVID-19 KN95 masks afford the wearer the most protection, but only if properly worn Simple cl...

If you haven’t listened to the Liberty Relearned podcast in a while, I really hope you’ll listen to this one and the last. All of the major topics I’ve discussed since the inception of the podcast will be covered in a planned multi-part series. I’d like to think that the ideas I talk about are of value to the listener. I deeply value the opinions of my readers and listeners so I encourage you to s...

The lessons I hope you've taken from this Podcast so far: The ability to define conservatism , especially as it applies to American conservatism The belief in our Founding documents, and their underlying principles: Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. All men (and women) are created equal The Rule of Law "The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." – Dennis Prager A working conce...

The long-suffering people of Australia are once again being subjected to tyrannical restrictions of their individual freedoms in the name of fighting COVID. A recent AP article describes the recent protests of the COVID restrictions.  What's missing in the article?  Any mention about how the people of Sydney and other cities are made to suffer because of the revocation of their rights to...

The LR mission explained.  To engage in civil, enlightened debate on what political direction is best for the United States, promote a better understanding of conservative/libertarian principles, and effectively express them to others in a thoughtful and insightful way.  Liberty Relearned’s goal is to help bring back liberty as the chief American value and to counter the misleading...