Tag: freedom
Freedom to Be Thankful For: My Pilgrimage to Xiaogang, Birthplace of China’s Latest Revolution
One of the most touching and courageous moments in China’s recent history is depicted in the painting below of a secret meeting of farmers in a tiny village that few…
The End of the Bill of Rights? Civil Asset Forefeiture in the US
Burglars and other crooks across the United States manage to seize around $4 billion a year in cash and goods from their victims. That’s actually less than the value of…
An Insane, Kingly Decree: Flushing the Constitution Again and Empowering Pedophiles
One of the awkward things about bathrooms in China is that there is less privacy than we Westerners tend to like. Floor to ceiling windows may be next to urinals….
Professor Explains Why Mormons Don’t Like Trump (and My Thoughts on Dissent)
I apologize for stepping into political topics in this post, which I prefer to avoid most of the time here. I especially apologize to supporters of Donald Trump, for I…
Pray for Ukraine
A friend of ours, a brave, faithful, and well educated businessman from Ukraine, has asked his friends here in Shanghai to pray for Ukraine. He and his family have wept…
Thoughts from Cambodia
Cambodia, where we’ve been the past 4 days, is far more beautiful and hospitable than we imagined. It also has many lessons that people in the West would do well…
Ugly TSA Episodes: Does China Have More Freedom Than the United States?
After living in China and traveling to many parts of Asia this past year, it was a real shock coming to the United States a few days ago. The feeling…
America’s Surrender?
Did any of you notice what your elected representatives just did to the future of freedom in America? Giving up the 6th Amendment is kissing freedom good-bye in the long…
I Know, I Know: It Was Great Britain!
A recent Marist poll reveals that 26% of Americans did not know the nation we declared independence from on July 4, 1776. Not to show off or anything, but since…
Moviegoers, You Have the Freedom to Walk Out
Just a quick thought this morning: Walking out of a theater can be a liberating experience. When you’re sitting through a movie that increasingly assaults your soul with violent images…
