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Time to read the Declaration

July 03, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Tomorrow marks the day we celebrate freedom and liberty in this country.  It is a remarkable day.  July 4th celebrates the first (and perhaps only) time a nation was founded on the principles of liberty and equality under the law.  And while our nation has struggled, at times, to achieve those ideals, the principles announced in … ...

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The founders and the primacy of liberty

May 25, 2012 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

Prof. Samuelson has a thorough response to my post about John Adams and individual liberty. While it’s true I’m not a great admirer of Adams (I’m much fonder of his son), my point was not biographical or historical, but philosophical: democracy is an instrumental good, one that is valuable only insofar as it protects the … ...

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Doll-claration of independence

July 01, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Lana Harfoush Earlier this month, I recommended a few films adapted from liberty-friendly literary works to the big screen. Though Pixar’s latest Toy Story 3 is not an adaptation, rather the final chapter of the trilogy, it is one of the summer’s most popular movies. In fact, Walt Disney Co. estimated that $153.8 million … ...