The Roots of Liberty : A Libertarian Blog

The New Blasphemy

by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 23, 2021 | Culture, Opinion, Politics

When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published several cartoons that depicted the image of Mohammed, back in 2005, the Islamic world responded with violent demonstrations around the world. More than 250 were killed in these demonstrations. Danish diplomatic...

The Buck Stops… Where?

by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 18, 2021 | Opinion, Politics

Joe Biden made a great big deal of his comprehensive reversals of Donald Trump’s policies upon his assumption of the Presidency. Such a big deal that he signed SEVENTEEN of them his very first day in office. Oftentimes, Biden’s policy choices and decisions...

Our Afghan Whipping

by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Aug 16, 2021 | Opinion, Politics

Our Afghanistan project has failed. The Afghan National Army (ANA) has disintegrated, and as we leave, the Taliban fill the vacuum with breathtaking speed. What went wrong? The basic explanations are the only ones necessary. The first is that their holy book teaches...

The Hall Commissars

by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 22, 2021 | Culture, Economics, Education, Election, Immigration, Opinion, Politics

My latest version of Internet “sport” consists of skimming social media comments sections under any article even vaguely skeptical of Critical Race Theory, to find the morons (with apologies to actual morons) who rush to obnoxiously inform all us...

Rights And Their Burdens

by Eugene Darden Nicholas | May 27, 2021 | Culture, Opinion, Politics

A pastor I know of has had to abandon an important sermon, “everything is accepted, while nothing is forgiven”. It wasn’t because the Deacons found the subject matter too challenging or inappropriate. This does happen, by the way. My dad, who grew up...