Category Archives: The FreeState

Youth Justice NC: North Carolina’s School to Prison Pipeline

Source:The FreeState If you look at our current prison inmate population, you’ll see a lot of prison inmates who didn’t finish high school before they came to prison, or barely finished high school. If you look at a lot of … Continue reading

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Young Americans For Freedom: Ronald Reagan Addresses Young Americans for Freedom (1975)

Source:The FreeState Back in this time period of 1974-75 just as then Governor Ronald Reagan was leaving the state house in California and looking into running for President in 1976, he described his politics as libertarian. His politics were very … Continue reading

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Human Events: John Stossel: ‘The Economy Needs no Conductor’

Source:The FreeState There’s been this endless debate in America in the last few years about what creates economic and job growth. Is it the private sector or public sector. Does government actually create any jobs, well the answer to that … Continue reading

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Patrick J. Buchanan: The Socialist & the Social Darwinist

Source:The FreeState As much as President Obama may campaign as a Progressive Populist who runs on class warfare and someone who believes in “soaking the rich” to take care of the rest with Federal social programs, he’s not. You gotta … Continue reading

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Prison Reform Movement: Rina Palta: ACLU: Counties Opting For Incarceration, Not Rehabilitation

Source:The FreeState California has so many people in their corrections system as far as inmates. And so many inmates that they are now under a court order to reduce the size of their inmate population. Not by accident because they … Continue reading

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George Will: ‘When Liberals Become Scolds’

Source:The FreeState I agree with George Will that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy changed America and changed the Left in America. But we disagree with how it changed Liberals and American liberalism, that really the Left changed. Now … Continue reading

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The Street: Joseph Deaux: ‘A Brokered GOP Convention is Very Unlikely’

Source:The FreeState If you read my blog on a regular basis, you know that a month or go or so I suggested that Rick Santorum end his presidential campaign and endorse Newt Gingrich. So the right-wing could unite behind one … Continue reading

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The Weekly Standard: Daniel Halper: ‘Newt Looking to Deliver Knockout Punch in Florida’

Source:The FreeState I don’t see Newt Gingrich delivering a “knockout punch” in South Carolina for Florida, but with Speaker Gingrich’s overwhelmingly victory tonight in South Carolina, it does change the political landscape for the GOP presidential race. Last week we … Continue reading

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Reagan Foundation: 1980 Presidential Debate Between Governor Ronald Reagan & President Jimmy Carter (10/28/1980)

Source:The FreeState How times have changed for the Republican Party. Because back in 1980 they actually did have a Conservative Republican leading their ticket. And leading them back into power in the White House and Senate. After spending another four … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: Representative Newt Gingrich- Speaking Against the House Democrats Budget (1982)

Source:The FreeState Back in the day when Newt Gingrich was a Junior Representative in the House and I would argue up to a certain extent even when then Minority Whip Gingrich became Speaker of the House, even though to a … Continue reading

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