Freedom is under assault, under siege. It’s not just from terrorists. It’s from the people we’ve assigned to protect our freedoms.
And, worse yet, the tyranny comes not just from the Big Guys in the nation’s imperial capital. Our local governments have picked up the tyranny bug. Welcome to Kafka’s America. Er, Amerika. Er, our America, today. (Kafka’s literary Amerika was a comic fantasy. But his nightmare of impenetrable bureaucracy, from The Trial, is becoming our reality.)
Click on over to Townhall. Then come back here for solidarity’s sake. Oh, and further reading:
- Washington Post: “‘Unsubstanitated’ child neglect finding for free-range parents”
- Townhall: Paul Jacob, “The Social Security Collection Agency”
- Washington Post: George Will, “Rein in IRS”
- Christian Science Monitor: Edward Snowden a hero to many young Americans, poll suggests
- Townhall: Paul Jacob, “Some Courage Required”
- FactCheck.org: National Debt
- U.S. Debt Clock