The foundation of a free society? The rights of the people in that society. Chiefest of these? The right to self-defense.
And that’s under attack these days. For the latest example, check out the column this weekend at Townhall. And then come back here, for more reading.
- TheDC interviews Jordan Wiser, the teen facing jail for owning a pocketknife, by Robby Soave (The Daily Caller)
- Teen Jailed 13 Days … Over A Pocketknife, by David Lohr (Huffington Post)
- The Law, by Frédéric Bastiat
The third citation, above, briefly and concisely states the classical republican argument about self-defense as the basis of government.