The gods we control turn tables on us
As a lost people, we create gods we control, but some of these deities (U.S. government, for example) really have cut loose and claim their own sovereignty. In Part 2, John Anthony of Chattanooga of Sustainable Freedom Lab explores HUD rules that intend to recreate American cities, towns over the next century. Also, docs flee […]
UT gently prods ‘genderlessness’ onto tips of Tennesseans’ tongues
The University of Tennessee’s Pride Center seeks to bring common parlance into a phase of genderlessness. (Photo University of Tennessee) [Our text is not intended to create in your mind a spell of fun-making at those who “struggle over identity” or live outside the “gender binary” that is a corrupting influence from the physical world […]
Will boy follow liberty ideals? Not if my fathering is mechanical process
Boys in a Trail Life USA troop get ready to mow in preparation for a mud run Sept. 5 in Chattanooga. A Tulis boy, 12, is second from left. (Photo David Tulis) By David Tulis God has blessed my wife, Jeannette, and me with four children, the last of which is 12. He was born […]
Musty paper trail confirms highway law respects free travelers
This graphic from an American standards group shows the parts of a highway upon which an auto user may freely travel — namely the roadway. (Graphic American National Standards Institute) By David Tulis Our interest in free markets and the assertion of ancient rights in an era of administrative law and the modern total state […]
Public person vs. private — which will be more common after meltdown?
Identity theft affects a person’s avatar, or his legal identity. Mischief against an avatar entangles a flesh-and-blood human being. (Photo Page 1, Wall Street Journal, Aug. 8, 2015) By David Tulis It’s hard to fix into the same spot questions about the coming financial meltdown and your personal legal status as a public person. If […]
Dad hesitates to cast newborn upon state’s mercies, delays ‘certifying’ birth, getting SSN
Channing and Katie Kilgore of Whitwell, Tenn., have had their first child, a daughter, Aletheia. (Photo Facebook) Do not become the slaves of men. — First Corinthians 7:23 By David Tulis Aletheia Kilgore has just emerged from the womb, and is as much a free woman as she will ever likely to be. The daughter […]
Haslam, Slatery refuse to defend marriage; Womick demands protection
Gov. Bill Haslam By David Tulis Tennesseans have great reason to be dissatisfied — even angry — at high officials in state government. The fault is their lapse in government, their unwillingness to represent the interests of the people as regards marriage and the unborn. The first lapse occurred 32 years ago, in 1973, when […]
The peril of marrying under state license vs. liberty of common law union
By Matt Trewhella Every year thousands of Christians amble down to their local county courthouse and obtain a marriage license from the state in order to marry their future spouse. They do this unquestioningly. They do it because their pastor has told them to go get one, and besides, “everybody else gets one.” This essay […]
How state snips quills of constitutional rights, manhandles ‘free’ people
Citizens with their rights resemble a porcupine, jealous of its space. (Photo Wikimedia Commons) A Lawrenceburg, Tenn., man goes on trial Tuesday on criminal charges that he is using the public roadways without a driver’s license. The arguments of Arthur Jay Hirsch are remarkably insightful, and much in line with my own analysis about the […]
Corker says NSA collecting too little data on Americans
Sen. Bob Corker, whose government is collecting a woman’s cellphone call, meets with voters October 2014 in Benton County. (Photo corker.senate.gov) The program is actually not the program I thought it was. Not even close,I think you are going to see people on both sides of the aisle pushing, wondering why not more data is […]