Category: FREEDOM

The UK TV License: Yes, This Is Real

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 up. And I find out it is not only real — it is still happening. One of those things is the UK TV License. For an American, this is a hard concept to wrap your head around. In the United States, you may pay for cable, satellite, Netflix, Hulu, or whatever service you choose. … Continue readingThe UK TV License: Yes, This Is Real

Truly Enjoying Life – Real Luxuries That Matter

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 car, expensive vacations, the latest gadgets or mountains to climb. Advertising, movies, and social media constantly tell us that happiness is just one purchase away. Then life teaches us something different. As we get older, we begin to discover that the greatest luxuries in life are often the things money cannot buy directly. Real … Continue readingTruly Enjoying Life – Real Luxuries That Matter

What kind of people tell the most powerful government on earth to take a walk? And who gave you this right.

“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 of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” — Thomas Jefferson and others   What kind of people tell the most powerful government on earth to take a walk? The kind who have finally figured out … Continue readingWhat kind of people tell the most powerful government on earth to take a walk? And who gave you this right.

Freedom ends at the altar of absolute power

“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 regimes like the IRGC because they recognize something familiar in them. Both believe the individual must bow to a higher collective power. For the Islamist, that power is God as interpreted by the regime. For the communist, that power is the state. One wraps tyranny in religion, the other wraps it in politics, but … Continue readingFreedom ends at the altar of absolute power

CUBA – Where Does it Go From Here—Collapse, Compromise, or Another Long Night?

“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. Empires, dictators, embargoes, revolutions, ideology, and its own economic decisions—it has endured them all with a straight face and an empty refrigerator. But 2026 feels different. This time, the lights aren’t just flickering. They’re going out—for days. An island running on fumes Let’s get the obvious out of the way: Cuba is running out … Continue readingCUBA – Where Does it Go From Here—Collapse, Compromise, or Another Long Night?

What could have been – 1979 – IRAN – TURNING POINT

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 modern, secular country where women wore miniskirts and scientists debated nuclear energy. The next, the Ayatollah was on a balcony promising salvation and handing out death sentences. In the 1970s, Iran was called the “Japan of the Middle East.” Oil money flowed, education was booming, women studied medicine and law, and Tehran looked more … Continue readingWhat could have been – 1979 – IRAN – TURNING POINT