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The United States Flag: Symbol of Freedom!

 HIGHLAND, UT | 14 June 2008 | Many years ago, I stood in a crowd of fellow students singing the national anthem before the kick off of a high school football game. My heart began to swell as I pondered over the words of that song and over those who had gone before me to […]

Jason K. Vaughn | June 14th, 2008 | Continued

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The Moral Confusion of Wal-Mart Haters

MAPLETON, UT | 16 May 2008 | It’s not that uncommon for people to resent big business – and the degree of their resentment is usually in proportion to the size and success of the object of their hate. In response to an article on the Huffington Post, I would like to examine the claims […]

Israel Curtis | May 16th, 2008 | Continued

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Chinese Bloggers Show Indomitable Spirit of Inalienable Right

HIGHLAND, UT | 3 July 2008 | Chinese bloggers are proving that rights, being unalienable, cannot be taken away no matter how hard a government tries. The Wall Street Journalreported yesterday that “bloggers on forums such as Tianya.cn have taken to posting in formats that China’s Internet censors, often employees of commercial Internet service providers, have a […]

3Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
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Solving the Problem (of the Brain Off Conspiracy)

by Matthew Pilling, guest author 
SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 2 July 2008 | Once, when working as a nighttime security guard for a hotel, I was called to take care of a “small water problem” in a guest room.  When I arrived at the room, it was obvious that the guests had had a little […]

2Jul2008 | Admin | 14 comments | Continued
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Supreme Court Ruling for Guns already under Attack

HIGHLAND, UT | 1 July 2008 | It took the opponents of firearms ownership less than a week to come up with their next attempt to ban handguns. Last week the Supreme Court struck down the 32-year old D.C. handgun ban in a 5-4 decision. Yesterday, AP “medical writer”, Mike Stobbe revealed a “surprising fact,” that […]

1Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
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Happy Canada Day from an American Patriot

by Matthew Pilling, guest writer
SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 1 July 2008 | When people hear that I am Canadian, they often ask questions about whether or not I would consider becoming an American. Ironically, I am a citizen of the U.S.A. by birth—my mother is American and my family came from Canada when I was […]

1Jul2008 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
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545 or 300 Million?

HIGHLAND, UT | 30 June 2008 | In the 1980s, a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, Charley Reese, published a piece entitled, “The 545 People Responsible for all of America’s Woes.” In this article, Reese points out that politicians are the only people who cause problems and then campaign against them. He blames all problems America faced in […]

30Jun2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
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Congressman Chris Cannon vs. Challenger Jason Chaffetz

Freedom and Prosperity in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District
Alpine, UT | June 23, 2008| It’s time to vote. Tomorrow, Utahan’s will once again have an opportunity to send a political message to the country. It’s this capitalist’s hope that tomorrow-before we vote-we might all remember to “wake-up” and “turn our brains on” as I remind my […]

23Jun2008 | C. Rick Koerber | 17 comments | Continued
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Nationalization for the People!

HIGHLAND, UT | 23 June 2008 | Lenin and Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler; Mao, Min, Castro, Chavez, the 2008 U.S. Presidential candidates and Congress! What do these characters all have in common? They all either have or would like to take private property and give it to “the people.” This sounds very good, does it not? “Power […]

23Jun2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 1 comment | Continued
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Who Is to Blame for $4 per Gallon Gasoline?

HIGHLAND, UT |18 June 2008 | While surfing the Internet for interesting news stories I came across an advertisement: “Who is to blame for $4 per gallon gasoline?” It then offered three photographs the reader could choose from for the blame. One was a picture of an Arab, representing the OPEC producers of oil. Another […]

18Jun2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 5 comments | Continued
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Representative of the People?

HIGHLAND, UT | 7 June 2008 | Hillary Clinton at least bought a house in New York and pretended to set up residency so she could legally and legitimately represent that state in the Senate. The face of Utah politics in 2008 has a man running for Congress in one district and living in another. […]

7Jun2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 12 comments | Continued
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Does this Country Really Need Its Tyrants?

HIGHLAND, UT | 4 June 2008| “Personal liberty requires private propety.” So, the collective psyche of our nation instills into our minds. This is the most basic and simple to understand of the 13 Principles. At least from a visceral point of view. But what is property ownership? What is the proper use of the […]

4Jun2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 2 comments | Continued
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Desperate to Exchange

HIGHLAND, UT | 2 June 2008| In a market where no one is confident enough to exchange, people can get pretty creative. This can give rise to some very interesting opportunities for those whose eyes are open and who position themselves for such opportunities.
Two stories recently—one this weekend and another about a month ago—tell about merchants who are […]

2Jun2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 2 comments | Continued
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When Tyrannies Collide

HIGHLAND, UT | 22 May 2008 | Is it good to send foreign aid? Who should send it? What if those to whose aid a person is coming does not accept the aid? What should the world do about governments that exercise too much control over its citizens? The topic of force brings up many curious questions.
The recent […]

22May2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
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The Invisible Hand Strikes Again!

HIGHLAND, UT | 19 May 2008 | As food prices have recently soared, farmers have begun to plant wheat and rice. Reports are now coming in that by the end of the year the world will see an abundance of those items. Yahoo! News reported there could be as much as “82.6 million metric tons, the largest in […]

19May2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 1 comment | Continued
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