Category: government

• July 4, 2025

  Understanding Human Rights in the Declaration of Independence

  

  The Declaration of Independence is a foundational U.S. document emphasizing equal rights for all people, derived from a shared Creator. The preamble asserts these rights are unalienable, highlighting the importance of understanding Christian influences on American principles. Recognizing historical contexts helps appreciate the sacrifices made for the republic’s establishment.
• March 25, 2025

  A Brief Look at Rights, Privileges, and Entitlements

  

  Let’s look at rights and their foundational role in protecting freedoms, categorized into negative and positive rights. Negative rights prevent actions infringing on individual freedoms, while positive rights require certain actions from others. We’ll also mention the ongoing debate regarding the classification of modern claims such as health care and education as rights versus entitlements.
• September 17, 2024

  How Government Works

  

  When the Founding Fathers debated and designed the government that they ultimately passed down to us, they understood that the States were individual and sovereign. The only purpose for a centralized government was to handle things that the states did not have sufficient capacity to manage.