This evening, I'd like to direct your attention to, what I think, are two very important essays addressing the future of the Republican Party.  You see ...

When I turned 18, I immediately registered to vote.  Not only that, but I became a registered-Republican that same day too!  I was proud.  Happy.  That was 22 long years ago.

During those 22 years, outside of one faint blink of hope ("Contract with America"),the Republican Party has not only failed, but stabbed true conservatism in the back as it did.

I believe the only way to "rebuild" the Republican Party, is to stop buying their products. That is, don't send them money, and don't vote for them.  And yes, it's true ... if millions of you join me, our decision presents some real risk.

In keeping with my discussion on rights (What is a Classical Liberal? ...

Today's post consists of a 5-part video series on the origin of rights, and the proper role of government. And I've gotta tell ya, this production by STOPandLOOK is outstanding!

Today, the simple idea of freedom vs. State power has been confused and altered in too many ways.  Do a quick search on the net, and you'll find countless "political quizzes," all attempting to place you somewhere on a scale consisting of both horizontal and vertical lines.  Do another search looking for political definitions, and you'll find a countless number of people, all with different definitions of the same terminology.

This video series simplifies it all, by explaining everything in an easy, understandable way.

Whether you consider yourself conservative, liberal, Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, right-wing, left-wing ... do yourself a favor, and take the time to watch the whole series.

You'll be glad you did!

Now that 2008 has come and gone ... Barack Obama has been elected our next president, the incompetence of Congress (with the help of the Federal Reserve) has created a massive financial scare, and thanks to the prodding of President Bush, Congress has virtually nationalized the financial, auto, newspaper, on and on, industries ... but there is still hope!

Our political landscape has never been more threatening ... The Democratic and Republican Parties have gone socialist, and with so many convinced that "we the people" only have them as our only two choices ... it's easy to loose heart, raise the white flag, prepare for the worst ... and forget how good we have it in America.

The Classic Liberal Blog can be a tough place at times.  There's simply no sticking to the party ...

Any discussion concerning "What is Classical Liberalism" is incomplete without a reading of Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.'s article An American Classical Liberalism.

Lew Rockwell, a student and colleague of Murray Rothbard, served as Ron Paul's congressional chief of staff from 1978 until 1982, when he then founded the Mises Institute in Auburn Alabama, serving as its president.

As one of the most important thinkers of our time, Lew is the author of Speaking of Liberty, available from the Mises Institute as an ebook here, or in hard copy here. He also manages his own website, which includes among its various topics anarcho-capitalism, Austrian economics, cultural conservatism, and why to be anti-war.

The following MUST READ (for all Americans) and enjoyable article comes to us by courtesy of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

You might just want to read this more than once!

Modern liberals don't hesitate to trade individual liberties for the perceived benefits of whatever "cause du jour" they come up with.  In fact, they go out of their way to expand the power of the state, erode protections of our inalienable rights (such as property), abolish Christianity, and crown the government bureaucracy as appropriator of all rights and privileges.  In other words ... totalitarianism.

That, my friends, is what a classic liberal is not.

Up until the turn of the twentieth century, classical liberalism was the predominate political philosophy in America ... though it wasn't known as classical liberalism, it was simply called liberalism.

It may seem surprising, but the original "liberals" were people who actually DID believe in freedom!

Man, I "just wasn't feelin' it" ... the "feng shui" wasn't right ... whatever it was ... I've moved the furniture around and cleaned up the place ... so make yourself at home!

OK ... let's talk a little bit about this blog.  A short time ago, I posed the question, "what does it mean to be “conservative?”

Today, it seems as though people are losing touch with importance of the founding of our great nation, ...