A Government of Laws and NOT a Government of Personalities
John Adams’s oft quoted phrase “a government of laws and not of men” was once taken for granted in the US. I grew up in […]
Articles by F J Rocca
It’s About the Individual v. the Collective – Part Two of Two
Obama promised to “fundamentally transform America.” What did he mean and how is this change to be accomplished? It starts with a change in perception, […]
It’s About the Individual v. the Collective – Part One of Two
Once upon a time in our American society, each and every citizen was referred to as an independent individual, possessing an independent mind and body, […]
The true meaning of Liberalism
The term “liberal” was coined to mean those who loved and defended individual human rights, the rights of man, not the rights of groups or […]
To Snoop or Not to Snoop — This Is the Wrong Question!
Recent noise about the NSA’s seizure of phone records and the subsequent leaking of this fact by Edward Snowden has been hyped not merely by […]
Corrupting the Concepts of Freedom and Liberty
In a civilized, authentically free society, the dangers of the disintegration and corruption of language are sometimes treated as curiosities or they are overlooked completely. […]