Author Archives: MamaLiberty

Did You Ever Lick a Knife?

Posted on 2013-11-29 by MamaLiberty

It’s not that people are dumber, it’s that stupidity used to be more painful. (Author of quote unknown) When I was about four years old, we stayed for a while with our Aunt Kay after father died. She had a … Continue reading →

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False Guilt and The Common Good

Posted on 2013-11-01 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty As we approach the holidays, it is a good time to take a look at ourselves, to examine our motives and the principles on which we base our decisions. My father’s favorite saying was about the man who … Continue reading →

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Food Stamps – An American Evil – part 3

Posted on 2013-10-20 by MamaLiberty

[Continued from an earlier article] By Nathan Barton Food stamps are a way to hide hunger: Remember, the reason we DO NOT have soup lines today like in the First Great Depression is because they get their food from the … Continue reading →

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Food Stamps – An American Evil – part 2

Posted on 2013-10-18 by MamaLiberty

[Continued from an earlier article by Nathan Barton] The four lowest states are relatively conservative (if not necessarily in national politics) and all in the west – other than that, they have little in common.  North Dakota is incredibly wealthy … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Davy Crockett, Charity and Congress

Posted on 2013-10-04 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty This is great, far as it goes. The big problem is that it assumes theft from the people is somehow justified for other things.  If some people wish to “delegate” any powers or their property to government, I … Continue reading →

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The Revolution and The Remnant

Posted on 2013-09-29 by MamaLiberty

Lots and lots of speculation, tons of books on preparation for “the end of the world as we know it,” lurid novels with various depictions of what life might be during and after a “crash” of one sort or another … Continue reading →

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The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Posted on 2013-09-26 by MamaLiberty

Some folks responded to my last article, “For Her Safety” by asking me to write in more detail about the abominable tragedy in that short story. The topic is massive, and I can’t do it all justice in the scope … Continue reading →

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For Her Safety

Posted on 2013-09-23 by MamaLiberty

I went to a funeral in 2003. That’s not unusual for a hospice nurse, but I had a lot of mixed feelings about that one. I was working in home health and began seeing her every day for wound care. … Continue reading →

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What The World Needs Now

Posted on 2013-09-23 by MamaLiberty

No human being has the right, under any circumstances, to initiate force against another human being, nor to delegate the initiation of force. Every living creature has the innate and automatic right to defend their life and property, and that … Continue reading →

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Strengthening Exercises for Hands

Posted on 2013-09-14 by MamaLiberty

By MamaLiberty A reader posted an excellent suggestion in the comments to “On The Other Hand” for strengthening hands. I thought of several others, and continued to look into it, so it seemed a good idea to write more about … Continue reading →

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