Category Archives: Freedom of Speech

I Am An American

grampslcf July 4, 2024 Comments Off

This is a rerun of a post from several years ago. It is even more appropriate today than it was then.

Freedom is a valuable and precious gift worth fighting for. As Sundance notes:

We Americans come from solid stock. We carry in our DNA a fortitude of individual identity that is not dependent on government for affirmation or permission. We are the beneficiaries of those who believed in stubborn independence.

On the day when we celebrate the birth of America, we should ask what it means to be a citizen of this republic. ...

One hears a lot about the polarization of this country into two radically different groups of people. One such group believes in the absolutism of an all-powerful government who provides for all of one’s needs from cradle to grave. The other group believes in individualism, self-determination and an inherent belief in right and wrong, in good and evil.

Assange Freed

grampslcf June 26, 2024 Comments Off

Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, has been released from prison. Assange, who had been imprisoned in the United Kingdom for the last five years after spending seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy, reached a plea deal with the Biden DOJ that will allow him to return to his native Australia. All details of the plea deal have not been released at this point in time.

Censorship

grampslcf May 30, 2024 Comments Off

The Devil and his many minions hate satire. Why? Properly done, it makes the target into a laughingstock. It is a much better approach than violence.

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is a master of incisive quotes and satire. Kennedy recently wrote an opinion column that was critical of trans athletes and USA Today-owned newspapers deleted the piece without even notifying Kennedy.

The problem? According to the Gannett-owned USA Today, the op-ed contained “inflammatory” speech. According to Gannett editor Michael McCarter:

Trump Opposes FISA Re-Authorization

grampslcf April 13, 2024 Comments Off

FISA-702 authorization expires on April 19^th. That’s the authorization for warrantless spying that is supposed to be limited to foreign nationals residing outside the United States. However, in indisputable fact, access to the NSA database in question is routinely used to spy on Americans, particularly those who do not agree with the policies of the current government. Of course, this is unconstitutional but they do it anyway.

Censorship

grampslcf April 9, 2024 Comments Off

As cases wind their way through the courts over Big Tech censorship at the behest of our government, it is always a good thing to scan the landscape to see where America is with regards to censorship. Seth Dillion, CEO of the Babylon Bee, did a brief review recently that encapsulates this.

Inclusivity

grampslcf April 8, 2024 Comments Off

The DEI crowd is always ranting on and on about being, among other things, inclusive. Society is a hellhole because too many people are not inclusive. A recent incident at Princeton University may cast a slightly different light on their worldview (sarc).

Odds & Ends

grampslcf April 3, 2024 Comments Off

Censorship continues. It pervades all levels of academia.

Odds & Ends

grampslcf March 19, 2024 Comments Off

Bidenomics also known as Obamanomics, at work. Homebuyers need to earn 80% more than in 2020 to afford a house in this market. It’s not just due to high mortgage rates. Factors beyond high mortgage rates are affecting housing affordability for many Americans, according to experts.

Almost four years ago, a household earning $59,000 annually could afford a new mortgage without spending more than 30% of their monthly income and with a 10% down payment, according to a recent report by Zillow Group. That is no longer the case today.

Not Pretending

grampslcf March 18, 2024 Comments Off

Every single day more and more people stop pretending. This pretending has been discussed previously on multiple occasions. We all live in an era of great pretending. It is the only honest evaluation of today’s state of affairs that explains how so many people do not see the evil that surrounds us.