On March 4, 1933, millions of Americans sat beside their radios listening to Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivering his first inaugural address, in which he famously declared that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Many citizens living outside the Beltway correctly think Washington is a swamp. Our capital city pulls people in and grips them. It doesn’t matter how smart, altruistic, or committed newcomers are — the longer they stay, the more they lose touch with reality. It happens to the unelected, too.
This country is headed for financial disaster. Spendthrift government is insolvent and its behavior threatens the economy and lifestyle of all citizens.
On June 30, 2010, a group of armed government agents from local, state, federal and even the Canadian government illegally trespassed on private property and raided Rawesome Foods, a private food buying club in Venice, California. With guns drawn, these agents tore through the property stealing computers, raw dairy products and honey, all while...