The Roots of Liberty : A Libertarian Blog

A Message From The Editor…

by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 24, 2021 | Culture, Drug Policy, Economics, Education, Election, Environment, Featured, Guns, Health, Immigration, Not Politics, Opinion, Politics, Taxation, Uncategorized

Friends and subscribers, in the interest of spreading the joys of liberty farther and wider, I’ve started publishing content on Substack. This site will remain active, but not carry all new content, so please, if you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read here,...

Cuomo’s Gun Crime Sham

by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 7, 2021 | Culture, Guns, Opinion, Politics

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, he of the COVID nursing home disaster, the $5.1M “look at how brilliantly I managed the pandemic” book deal, and nearly a dozen sexual harassment allegations, has boldly declared a state of emergency over “gun...

Do You Love Liberty?

by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 17, 2021 | Culture, Drug Policy, Economics, Education, Election, Environment, Featured, Guns, Health, Immigration, Not Politics, Opinion, Politics, Taxation, Uncategorized

If so, and if you like the content you find here on TheRootsOfLiberty.com, you can help the cause in many ways. First, don’t hesitate to share any articles you like, anywhere you wish. Seeds of liberty can be planted in many different fields, and it can be...

The Peril of Identithink

by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 18, 2021 | Culture, Guns, Health, Opinion, Politics

This past Tuesday evening, an individual murdered eight people in three Atlanta area “spas” (i.e. massage parlors). Six of the eight were Asian women. A suspect, a 21 year old white man, was promptly arrested, and at this juncture it appears pretty certain...

Stinking Drunk With Power

by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 21, 2020 | Economics, Election, Guns, Health, Opinion, Politics, Taxation

Fans of a certain genre of music may recognize the title of this article from a Metallica song. It popped into my head as I read the Democrats’ recent plans, threats, and promises. Some of these are born of the Republicans’ plans to fill the Supreme Court...

When Seconds Count…

by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 18, 2020 | Culture, Guns, Opinion, Politics

This past December, a “good guy with a gun” stopped a mass shooting in a northeastern Texas town, putting (again) the lie to the anti-gun dismissiveness about civilians stopping crime. Right on cue, nanny-billionaire Mike Bloomberg chimed in with his...