Originally posted June 19, 2013. Nial Ferguson, author of “The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die”, writes in today’s Wall Street Journal how in 1883 Alexis de Tocqueville marveled at the power of the individual in America. And notes that if Tocqueville was still with us today he would think that France conquered […]
Paleo (old ) Conservative America
The label Paleo-Conservative does not jump out at most Americans. What does Paleo-Conservative mean and why do I believe that a big percentage of Americans can relate to Paleo-Conservative thinking in direct opposition to progressive, Democrat thought or neocon-based Republican thinking? American Conservative (published by my friend John Basil Utley) contributor Rod Dreher in the […]
How We Are Different
Beggar websites, I call them. Beggar websites constantly hound readers for donations or bombard them with pop up ads, effectively killing the website’s value. No longer do I go to many previously valuable intel sites. Why? Because the torrent of popups utterly kills the viewing experience. At richardcyoung.com, there are no popup ads. Debbie and […]
Distrust of Government is in America’s DNA
Originally posted on April 9, 2014. Libertarians lead the fight for your second amendment and privacy rights. Here my friend David Boaz, Cato Institute’s executive vice-president explains libertarian fundamentals including the powerful effort Rand Paul continues to make on behalf of all Americans. Libertarian ideas often cross left-right boundaries. Lots of libertarians were involved in […]
A Special Kind of Stupid
Originally posted on May 30, 2014. Here Cato Institute Senior Fellow Dan Mitchell takes a look at gun controls and mass shootings. As Florida concealed weapons permit holders and life NRA members, Debbie and I obviously come down on the side of being armed as the best defense. There is simply zero downside in being […]
The Armed American Family: Part I
Originally posted on March 19, 2015. The Second Amendment protects our right to bear arms. There is no downside risk in protecting the security of your family. The first rule of safety is a firearms safety course sponsored by the NRA. Firearms safety is all about education. Organizations like National Shooting Sports Foundation are dedicated […]
Where Are You And Your Family Safe? And Where Should You Fear?
Small business owners around the country ask me one question as often as any I hear. They want to know where to relocate away from crime, away from high taxes, and away from union pressures. If violent crime is your biggest concern, you cannot flee the District of Columbia fast enough. The violent crime rate […]
Bang, You’re Dead
A real unpleasant way to start a day, wouldn’t you say? Well did you know that Americans suffer nearly 30,000 property crimes per day? Invading homes is big business. In America, a violent crime happens an astounding every 20 seconds. Makes your palms sweat, does it not? Yet, if you are like a lot of […]
Sheriff Mack on States’ Rights
Update: I wrote this post about your county sheriffs back on May 28, 2010, but it is much more important than ever. I am a member of the Florida Sheriffs Association. Florida is a Castle Doctrine state, and my strongest suggestion is that every American move to a CD state with Right to Work, join their […]
165,000 Convicted Criminal Aliens Released
Originally posted July 2, 2015. Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of NRA, writing in America’s 1st Freedom, tells readers that documents obtained from the U.S Department of Homeland Security show that as of April 2014 the Obama administration had released this group, including many convicted of violent crimes such as homicide, sexual assault and kidnapping. […]
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