Dr. Robert R. Owens

Freedom From Tyranny Is Our Goal

When taxes become destructive they surpass the consent of the governed bending to the will of tyranny. When regulations strangle competition instead of securing it from evil combinations they become counterproductive and defeat the very purpose for which they were proposed. When foreign entanglements bleed the nation but do not secure the peace or defeat the enemy they become interventionist vehicles for vested interests.

Watchmen on the Walls

As a Professor of History I can understand why most people dismiss History as boring. It is usually presented as a static jumble of dates, names and events that must be memorized, regurgitated, and with luck, forgotten.

The Hand Writing is on the Wall

In a Bible passage so powerful even those who don't believe the Bible unknowingly quote it; An arrogant young ruler is so enamored with his exalted position he thinks he can disregard the traditions of his predecessors with impunity.

July Fourth 2010: The State Versus the Individual

In America, individualism is a kind of philosophical almost theological ideal upon which our society was founded. This foundation birthed a society of free individuals who entered into a social contract wherein they surrendered some authority and power to government to gain enough security and peace to enjoy their rights while retaining their inherent freedom and inviolable personal independence.

Equality is Never Equal

Equality is a sacred word in the modern American lexicon. It's the politically correct positive to the negative of discrimination. There's a philosophy known as Egalitarianism based upon a belief in human equality in all social, political, and economic affairs. This philosophy advocates the removal of all inequalities among people. Egalitarianism is one of the foundational principles of the Progressives currently controlling the government of the United States.

The Unlimited Blessings of Limited Government

The battles were over and the war won now the hardest task of all: how to secure the rights fought for while providing a government strong enough to endure. The Framers gathered in Philadelphia for the purpose of proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation. Within days they decided instead to frame a new government launching an experiment in centralized but limited government.

The Bottleneck is Always at the Top

Why does bureaucracy cover the world? Because bureaucracy is the most efficient form of organization ever devised. Max Weber first pointed out the defining traits of a bureaucracy calling it the ideal type of organization because it's rational, efficient and practical. Before his definition this form of organization was called common sense.

I Got Some Transparency for You Right Here

President Obama promised the most transparent administration in history. He pledged all bills would be posted online for five days before he signed them. Turns out that only applied to NON-emergency bills, and everything is an emergency in our swiftly transforming America. As Rom Emanuel, President Obama's closest adviser says, "never let a serious crisis go to waste."

Obama’s War(s)

A war here, a war there, everywhere it's war, war, war. General Douglas MacArthur wanted to invade China because they offered a safe haven for our enemies during the Korean War. In testimony before the Senate the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Omar Bradley said, "It would be the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Red Emperors Exploit Red Ink

Where does our federal government get the right to put the chains of hopeless debt on our grandchildren to buy a better hammock for those who won't work? The 10^th Amendment says, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

What Is Sovereignty and Who Has It

Sovereignty is accepted as absolute uncontested authority. This definition of the concept of sovereignty emerged along with the nation-state. The nation-state hasn't always existed.

Government Funded Front Groups

How many Progressive groups are in reality government supported entities masquerading as public interest lobbies? How many government agencies act as Progressive lobbies? Marx said "The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope."

A Government of Fallible Men to Rule Fallible Men

In America today a debate rages concerning the legitimate role of government. Currently the Federal Government is controlled by a group of politicians who consider themselves the ideological descendants of the Progressive Movement. Beginning in the 1890's the Progressives led by Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson championed the idea that it was time to progress past America's old ways of doing things.

Does Equality Mean We Are All The Same

In the Declaration of Independence a new thing entered the world, a country founded upon the idea of equality. The Old World consisted of societies built upon hereditary class and entrenched privilege. Beginning with words that still burn within the breast of Patriots, this great document proclaims two types of equality.

A Sign For The Next Tea Party

Just like it isn't bragging when you can really do it and it isn't paranoia when they're really out to get you the bluster of an undefeated champion is often well founded. For years when Mohammed Ali said, "I'm the greatest" he was right. For years when Iron Mike Tyson said, "Nobody can beat me" he was right.

We Must Know Who We Are to Decide What We Will Be

Forget about the debate the government parties and the geriatric media want us to have, "Are you a Republican or a Democrat?" The debate we need to have concerns what we were meant to be, not who they tell us we should be. Instead we should discuss issues of substance such as, "Are we a Republic or a Democracy?" for this will lead us to the truth. In today's polarized political atmosphere conservatives shout "Republic!" while progressives scream, "Democracy!"

Since Some Don’t Worry About the Constitution, We Should

One of the greatest challenges in teaching History is to convey the uniqueness in its conception of something that through the passage of time has become an accepted part of everyday life. When something has been around longer than we have it's hard to realize that it wasn't always there. It takes a conscious effort to understand that yesterday wasn't today only earlier and tomorrow won't be today only later. The permanence of the now is an illusion which helps us walk as if the shifting sands of our lives are really the solid shore of the sea of time.

We Can Learn What We Don’t Know

If the price of freedom is eternal vigilance we deserve what we have since we took our eyes off the ball to watch the game. As economically our once strong Republic veers from Universal Empire to quasi-colony of China, as the Alinsky trained radicals from the 1960s and their second-generation clone army guide America to Amerika, from freedom to serfdom so many of the sheeple are still asleep. The alarm bells are ringing, but the cracks in the fabric of our nation have muted the sound as the crack has silenced the Liberty Bell.

The Arrogance of Power

Americans have dealt with the arrogance of power before. From 1756 through 1763, a world war ravaged the globe from India to Europe and from the farthest reaches of the Pacific Ocean to the deepest woods of Ohio. England and France fought to see who would become the greatest colonial power.

American Exceptionalism and a Can-Do Attitude

Researching the national political scene could become depressing in an era when Progressives dedicated to fundamentally transforming America hold almost total control of the media and the government especially when they're working hard to turn a recession into a depression. However, the Obama drama is like watching a slow-motion train wreck, if not inspiring at least it's entertaining. Daily we're assaulted by a Washington elite dedicated to proving Saturday Night Live never went far enough into satire to capture the nonsensical folly of our elected leaders.