Tag: Declaration of Independence
A Very Normal and Wonderful Independence Day Breathes Life Into Oppressive California
As I have reported before, living in downtown Sacramento for more than 30 years hasn’t always been a picnic. I frequently write about encounters with homeless vagrants in downtown, as well as in the park near my house. I also...
On Independence Day Remember the Declaration of Independence
America’s revolutionary Charter of Freedom, the Declaration of Independence is a document upon which our nation’s founding principles were established, and set the course for our nation on a journey of freedom. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the...
From the Cheap Seats: Patriots’ Day
If we ever choose a new federal holiday, I hope it’s April 19, which is very much worth celebrating. Not only would it inspire more appreciation for the courage of our founders, but it could also inform debate about the...
Alameda County Clings to Discriminatory Legacy for Government Contracts
Frederick Douglass, the American abolitionist and freedom fighter, fought tirelessly for equality under the law. In an 1857 speech condemning the Supreme Court’s thoroughly racist and ahistorical Dred Scott decision, he called for an America that keeps the promise stated...
The Racist Left
Racism is the practice of according rights and privileges to an individual not based on equality under the law, but rather according to what race that person was born. It is antithetical to every principle our country was founded on,...