“Live free or die.”
John Stark
 Once again powerful forces across the Granite State are embroiled in an emotional debate testing the mettle of New Hampshire’s movers and shakers.  For more than half a century this highly charged polemic has ebbed and flowed from the Connecticut River to the Isle of Shoals …

“Students possess fundamental rights which the State must respect”
Associate Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas
 
Less than six weeks ago, area residents were dismayed to discover visits to local Dunkin’ Donut shops were not only being recorded by video cameras, but patron’s conversations were being taped as well.  Moreover, it appears such …

“Every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own.”
                Pope Leo XIII
Students of American history gain an appreciation for the basic right of individuals to own and manage private property.  So fundamental was this concept, our Founding Fathers codified it in both the Bill of Rights,  …

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
                                                Voltaire
A new McCarthyism is loose in America.  Unchecked, its impact on the fabric of our society can be more devastating than any consequences which resulted from the Wisconsin senator’s brief reign of …

The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms … Shall Not be Infringed"

Bill of Rights (1791)

America is fast becoming a nation enslaved by fear, propelled by a dramatic increase in crime and violence. 

This fear has been fanned by social activists who aim to regulate individual behavior as …

“Every form of addiction is bad …”
                Carl Gustav Jung
During our Constitution’s ratification process, the Federalist Papers urged its adoption, arguing the need for a strong central government.  Leading the opposition, Jefferson fought for a literal interpretation of the Constitution, arguing maximum power should rest in the hands of the …

“It is harder to preserve than obtain liberty.”
Voltaire
The past decade has witnessed an alarming trend emerging on the American political landscape.  Activist forces on both the left and the right have become increasingly outspoken in their efforts to justify the limitation or surrender of fundamental rights in the name of …

Winston Churchill once remarked that the United States democracy was, “the worst form of government ever devised by man ,,,  except for all the rest!“  Prompting the eloquent tribute was his undying admiration of, and profound respect for the United States and its Constitution.  I am proud to share his …