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How to Live Like an American: The Basics

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Founders, Bill of Rights, Peter Breggin, Liberty, Us Constitution, American Values, Psychology, Living News
Dr. Peter Breggin

I grew to understand that the same principles that worked so well in my psychiatry practice were the same principles taught by our founders and expressed in the Declaration of Independence.

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Maybe Brzezinski is Half Right?

Thomas Lipscomb | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Liberty, Uss-Liberty, Idf, Iran, Israel, Israel Iran, Iran Israel, Politics News
Thomas Lipscomb

Zbigniew Brzezinski made news recently by implying that the US should be prepared to militarily confront any Israeli planes headed for a preemptive strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.

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9/11 Eight Years After

Christine Pelosi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: President, First Responders, Swiftboating, Liberty, Impeachment, War, 9/11, 9/11 Commission, Security, Torture, September 11, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

It was not and is not inevitable that we demonize each other when, quite frankly -- we are not the problem -- the terrorists are.

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Monopoly With Liberty and Social Justice For All?

D. Brad Wright | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Philosophy, Liberty, Social Justice, Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity, Health Care Reform, Monopoly, Equal Opportunity, Health Care, Civil Rights, Politics News
D. Brad Wright

Is the path from opportunity to outcomes guided by a set of rules that can be considered fair?

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Back in Lady Liberty's Head

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Liberty Enlightening the World, Liberty, Freedom, Statue of Liberty, Statue of Liberty Reopen, Compromise, Statue of Liberty's Crown, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

The real, full name of the Statue of Liberty is "Liberty Enlightening the World." She wears a crown because she's a goddess championing the cause of all causes: freedom.

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Studio Notes on the Declaration of Independence

Spencer Green | Posted 08.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Liberty, Independence Day, July 4th, Pursuit of Happiness, Edward Rutledge, United States, Button Gwinnett, King, America, Life, Comedy News
Spencer Green

Focus groups show that only 66 percent of citizens hold these truths to be self-evident; 22 percent hold them to be rather ambiguous; 12 percent are undecided.

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Neda, a Shahida (Martyr) for Freedom

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Martyrdom, Politics, Iran Elections, Shahida Martyrdom, Iranian Oppression, World, Power, Woman, Iran, Freedom, Cnn, Islamic Republic of Iran, Liberty, Mullahs, Iran's Election Results, Shahida for Freedom, Neda, Iran Protests, Iran's Election, Iranians, Umuma, Ummah, Shahida, Martyr, Persians, Madar, World News
Yvonne R. Davis

Neda, I met you on video like the millions of people around the world this past weekend. In your silence, you have spoken to me louder than any voice ever has screaming for liberty and justice.

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Progressive Security and Conserving Rights

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Liberty, Security, War on Terror, National Security, Terrorism, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

There is no reason for the Democrats to allow themselves to be painted again as the party that is weak on defense, an image that will haunt them when the next terrorist attack hits.

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Sexual Orientation and the Pursuit of Happiness

Marianne Williamson | Posted 06.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Freedom, Gay, Lesbian, Liberty, Home News
Marianne Williamson

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.... These values are enshrined in our Declaration of Independence as inalienable rights of every American....

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Leaving Cards on the Counter-Terror Table: Ways to Better Wage the "War on Terror"

Shahid Buttar | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tariffs, Free Trade, Military, War on Terror, Counterterrorism, Foreign Policy, Agriculture, Corporate Welfare, Civil Liberties, Liberty, National Security, Obama Administration, Subsidies, Military Contractors, War on Drugs, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

We need not sacrifice our nation's fundamental constitutional freedoms to address extremist violence. Rather, we need merely stop pursuing corporate subsidies that inadvertently encourage it.

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Defending Liberty: How to Shift the Center

Shahid Buttar | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008 Coverage, Malik Rahim, Youth Vote, Surveillance, Decriminalization, Criminal Justice, War on Drugs, Libertarian Party, Housing Crisis, Marriage Equality, Politics, Liberty, Education, Democratic Electoral Strategy, Climate Change, Green Party, Healthcare, Congressional Elections, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

While Obama has supported many LGBT rights in the past and favors secular civil unions as a solution to the inequality currently imposed, he has stopped short of calling for full marriage equality.

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Why Won't Palin Ask Obama Why He Hates Everything That's Good and Loves Everything That's Bad?

David Quigg | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Philosophy, Liberty, John McCain, Jon Stewart, Smears, Negative Campaigning, Sarah Palin, Fox News, Drudge Report, Election 2008, Constitution, Barack Obama, Politics News
David Quigg

While he's at it, Obama should stop using the word "constitution" because a few people might think he means "prostitution" or "constipation."

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Lady Liberty Wants You to Vote

Alec Brownstein | Posted 11.10.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: John McCain, Liberty, Voter Registration, War Wire, Night Lights, Statue of Liberty, Nightlights, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Funny or Die, Funny Videos, Entertainment News
Alec Brownstein

You know that the race is heating up when the household night lights start discussing it. In this video, Lady Liberty discusses "The War," George W. Bush, and why you should vote this year.

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The Battle Plan

Naomi Wolf | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Naomi Wolf Give Me Liberty, American Revolution, The Constitution, Liberty, Revolution, American, Naomi Wolf's New Book, Naomi Wolf, Politics News
Naomi Wolf

History shows that when an army of citizens, supported by even a vestige of civil society, believes in liberty -- in the psychological space that is "America" -- no power on earth can ultimately suppress them.

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Barry Diller And John Malone Make Up

AP | RACHEL METZ | Posted 05.22.2008 | Business

Read More: John Malone, Iac, Barry Diller, Barry Diller John Malone, John Malone Liberty, IAC Liberty, LIBERTY MEDIA, Liberty, Business News

NEW YORK — Media moguls Barry Diller and John Malone have settled their differences over the breakup of Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp, paving the...

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