“Manufacturing – We Had It. We Did It Well. We Lost It. We Want It Back” by Michael Stevens (550 words)
A Senate Finance Committee report, covered by STAT News, says Pfizer sold $20 billion worth of medicines to Americans in 2019—but claimed no U.S. profit. All income was booked offshore. No federal income tax that year. None in 2018. None in 2020. One lawmaker called it “the largest tax-dodging scheme”…
The Purpose of Government – Thoughts from the Men Who Wrote Our Constitution
The Purpose of Government by Michael Stevens March 26, 2025 – 500 words – 3 min read Government is not our master—it is our shield. It exists not to rule but to secure. The Founders understood this. They had lived under a king who thought power was its reason. So…
“The Seas Remember”
The Seas RememberMarch 26, 2025 – 400 words – 2 min read We forgot what freedom of the seas means. For 80 years, it just worked. The U.S. Navy kept it that way, as did a few allies. Trade moved, grain got delivered, and markets stayed steady. No one thought…
The Letter Kills, but the Spirit Gives Life: Breaking Free from Legalism and Hypocrisy (550 words)
“You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and every impurity.”— 2 Corinthians 3:6 (CSB) Rules or a Relationship? Jesus often confronted the Pharisees, who measured faith by strict rule-keeping while ignoring the heart. He exposed their…
Russia: A Problem Centuries in the Making—With 5,000 Nukes and a Chip on Its Shoulder
Let’s stop pretending the “Russia problem” is some brand-new crisis. This headache has been brewing for centuries. Russia has been invaded by Napoleon, the Kaiser, and Hitler, and each time, it ended the same way—millions of dead Russians and an even bigger grudge against the West. In World War I,…
The Power of Words: “Raca,” Political Hatred, and the Fall of a Nation (960 words)
Matthew 5:22 (CSB) “But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Whoever insults his brother or sister will be subject to the court. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to hellfire.” The Weight of Words Words shape nations. History…
The Law as a Weapon: Jesus, the Pharisees, and Modern Tyranny (800 words)
Governed by Law, Not Ruled by It Laws are meant to govern, not to rule. They set boundaries, maintain order, and promote justice. But when the law is twisted into a weapon, it becomes a tool of control rather than a safeguard of freedom. This was the battle Jesus fought…
Biden and Fitness for Office – Some thoughts on the incompetence that lingers (900 words)
Rule of Law or Rule of Convenience? Ah, the Constitution—remember that relic? The one requiring laws to be followed, funds to be properly appropriated, and the executive to actually execute? Cute idea. Too bad Democrats treat it as a speed bump while scrambling like arsonists fighting over a fire extinguisher…
Gaslighting a Nation: Without Virtue We Become Puppets to the Powerful, Without Education We Don’t Even Know It! (850 words)
Gaslighting a Nation: How the Virtueless Fall for Lies John Adams warned, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” He understood that self-governance depends on self-discipline. Without virtue, freedom rots from within. James Madison echoed this…
mRNA Vaccines are not your father’s vaccines or even the ones I took as a kid. They were safer and worked
We’ve seen vaccines save lives before: the polio vaccine, the smallpox vaccine, and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. These were carefully tested, refined over time, and designed to prevent disease and transmission. Mistakes were made—like the tragic Cutter Incident with the Salk polio vaccine—but those failures led to…