Dr. Robert R. Owens

Dr. Owens teaches History, Political Science, and Religion. He is the Historian of the Future @ drrobertowens.com Follow Dr. Robert Owens on Facebook or Twitter @ Drrobertowens / Edited by Dr. Rosalie Owens

Most Recent Articles by Dr. Robert R. Owens:

The Nature of Things November 21, 2013
Plunder empires always collapse and utopias always end up eating the goose that laid the golden egg.
Step by Step Inch by Inch November 15, 2013
As the meanings of words change it becomes increasingly hard to hold an intelligent conversation, because no one is sure what anyone else means
Political Action Follows Political Philosophy November 8, 2013
Man was created with free choice. This is our fundamental nature. Therefore what goes against that nature is contrary to the truth of who man is or is meant to be.
The Uncivil War November 1, 2013
Everyone loves to quote Lord Acton when he says things like, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
When the Have Nots Become the Haves October 26, 2013
All these transfer payments impoverish the working middle class who pay the biggest share of their income in taxes and empower those who receive the benefits
Liberty Tyranny and the Rule of Law October 18, 2013
The choosing of winners and losers according to a predetermined plan by unelected members of the nomenclature restricts the liberty of people to work and prosper.
Give Them an Inch October 11, 2013
How long can a nation stand idly by while a rogue administration grabs power and control?
Why Central-Planning Won’t Work October 3, 2013
The problem we face is that collectivism puts the state in the place of God.
The Question is, “What’s the Answer?” September 27, 2013
The rules of the game have been so distorted by the government that honest and open competition is almost impossible.
A Word to the Wise September 19, 2013
When you guarantee success and when everyone gets a trophy just for showing up few will strive to do more than is required.
I’ll Try Not to Get Arrested September 6, 2013
As Lenin said, "The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them."
It Doesn’t Make Sense August 27, 2013
All it takes is the right set of lenses and we can see clearly. Rather than not making any sense it all makes total sense.
History Doesn’t Happen in the Past August 2, 2013
The loss of historical perspective forces people to live in the now, and the now can always be changed
Tyranny is as Tyranny Does July 11, 2013
At this stage in America’s History we seem to have come full circle. That which we rejected at our birth we find encumbering us once again.
Are the States Out of Date? July 6, 2013
We must face the fact the dam has broken and the foxes are guarding the hen house. The ship has sailed and the fix is in
Can Learning the Truth Unlearn the Lie? June 27, 2013
The very reason for a written Constitution was and is to limit the government created by that document to the powers expressly delegated.
Is the Necessary and Proper Clause either Necessary or Proper? May 31, 2013
It is my belief that if we have a better understanding of where we came from and how we got here that we would have a better understanding of where we are.
A nickel isn’t worth a dime today May 16, 2013
None of us gets to live in the world we grew up in because the world moves too fast. Things change. What was science fiction yesterday is your cell phone today.
Did You Do Anything to Keep Liberty Alive? May 10, 2013
The coming mid-term elections may well be the most important in our lifetime. America faces a crisis as profound as the Revolution and as divisive as the Civil War.
Why I am No Longer a Conservative Republican May 2, 2013
If we want a different world we have to start at the only place we have the absolute sovereign ability to make a change, we must start with ourselves
The Revolution Passed in the Night April 26, 2013
America has a President who advances values and policies opposed to the beliefs of a vast number of Americans
If We Blow It Up Again It Will Blow Up Again April 17, 2013
How many times must this Ponzi scheme economy show itself for what it is? How many times must this self-serving Progressive cabal be exposed for the hypocritical central-planning neo-fascists that they are?
Is America Under Judgment? April 12, 2013
God does not condemn societies because of the sin within them because the same sins are in all peoples at all times. Rather God condemns societies for the sins they condone.
War: What is it Good For March 29, 2013
I am a supporter of our troops. I believe they are patriots and America’s best. It is not the bravery or skill of our troops that I question; it is the imperial foreign policy which sends them
Is America a Republic or an Empire? March 22, 2013
Examine what are the hallmarks of empire and ask yourself to honestly ask yourself, "Is America a republic or an empire?"
A Slow Motion Revolution Gathers Speed March 15, 2013
Although we shall not go gently into that good night it appears we are in the twilight of our Republic
Federal Reserve Constitutional or Merely Legal?  March 7, 2013
At the dawn of the Republic our first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton issued several reports which in many ways set the tone and pointed the way for the development of America in the economic sphere.
Republic or Empire? February 28, 2013
The siren song of empire has seduced republics down through history to trade in their freedom for power.
Economics 102 February 22, 2013
Why would our leaders want us economically hobbled? What would they gain if we fall into the swamp of poverty engulfing most of the world?
Bring the Monster Out January 26, 2013
The Land of the Free is held captive, locked in a two party system where both parties are merely two heads on the same bird of prey.