You don’t need Socialism or Communism. You have freedom and opportunity – All you need is hard work, get the education, and a stubborn refusal to quit. — YNOT! There is a popular American habit of looking at a billionaire and assuming he must … Continue readingA tale of an immigrant, a teenaged mother, and one of the Riches men on Earth
Free societies survive because they can admit they were wrong. Tyrannies collapse because they punish anyone who says so. –YNOT! Every civilization eventually confronts the same question: Why do some societies continually invent, build, grow, correct their mistakes, and improve the lives of ordinary people—while others … Continue readingTHE GOLDEN GOOSE- Why Free Societies Keep Winning—and Why Closed Systems Eventually Lose
Freedom dies one little license at a time — until one day you realize even watching TV requires permission. — YNOT! You know, every now and then I run across something so ridiculous that I assume it has to be fake. Then I look it … Continue readingThe UK TV License: Yes, This Is Real
The finest luxuries in life are not things you can buy—they are the freedoms, relationships, health, and peace of mind you spend a lifetime building. — YNOT! When we’re young, we often believe that enjoying life means having more money, a bigger house, a luxury … Continue readingTruly Enjoying Life – Real Luxuries That Matter
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and … Continue readingWhat kind of people tell the most powerful government on earth to take a walk? And who gave you this right.
“The Islamist says God is the state. The communist says the state is God. Either way, freedom ends at the altar of absolute power.” — YNOT! Here is the hard truth: communists, socialists, and many on the authoritarian left often excuse or defend extremist Islamist … Continue readingFreedom ends at the altar of absolute power
“Cuba is a parasite. It latches onto a host, drains every drop of blood, and when the host finally collapses—empty, pale, useless—it simply moves on to the next warm vein.” –YNOT! Cuba has always had a talent for surviving things that should have killed it. … Continue readingCUBA – Where Does it Go From Here—Collapse, Compromise, or Another Long Night?
Funny thing about history — it doesn’t knock twice. It slips in through the side door while everyone’s busy watching the front. 1979 was one of those years when the world blinked and woke up to find everything upside down. One minute Iran was a … Continue readingWhat could have been – 1979 – IRAN – TURNING POINT