3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (287+ words) The Southeast Ventura County YMCA announced sign-ups for its three Youth and Government Model Legislature and Court delegation programs are being accepted through Sept. 16. The programs run from September through February and are open to all high school students. For…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (178+ words) The Declaration of Independence set the stage for the next evolution as it set forth the principle that the governed have the right and duty to free themselves from arbitrary and overbearing despots. Two aphorisms seem to me to capture…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (315+ words) But the coincidence remains. And so until a perfect and complete breakdown Of Serbia which, during his reign, had already reached the African standard. So much for certainty. There is, therefore, no more difficult task in the world than that....

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1156+ words) There are autumns that go down in history as a single moment. There are autumns that become the starting point of a journey. The autumn of 1945 was one such autumn. Eighty-one years have passed. The joyful shouts of Independence Day…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (254+ words) THE impeachment battle involving Vice President Sara Duterte is a sobering picture of our brand of politics and governance at its most fundamental — a dynastic war. At its core, a zero-sum struggle among powerful political forces, with democratic institutions serving…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (510+ words) NOTE: This article was first published in June 2025. Recent occurrences on the political scene have made this repetition necessary. Most of those who end up being victimised by a dictator were once his fervent promoters. “When a nation has allowed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (507+ words) Here is Mr. Szczawinski’s summary of Bastiat, with some (mostly unnecessary) comments from me afterwards. “1. Every person has a natural right to defend their life, liberty, and property. Law is simply that individual right organized collectively – nothing more, nothing less....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (174+ words) Wildfires have more than doubled worldwide in the past 20 ye… Done wrong, the unchecked speculative build out of data cent… Let’s look at some accomplishments for the American people that have taken place under the Trump administration: Then there are…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1688+ words) On August 15, we discussed the Republican vote to bulldoze Big Bend, specifically the three Republicans from Texas who cast that vote. Last weekend, Progress Texas followed up on that article with an interview featuring all three Democrats running against those…...