by drkeithcox | Feb 20, 2020 | Defiance, Dispatches
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty Or Give Me...
by drkeithcox | Feb 18, 2020 | Defiance, Dispatches
You will not change him. You cannot constrain him.
by drkeithcox | Feb 17, 2020 | Dispatches
George Washington, as first President, imagined his role to be that of an elected king, not in power but in responsibility. The traditional theoretical charge of the monarch was to rule the whole people with justice; to be the protector and father of the people. When...
by drkeithcox | Feb 14, 2020 | Defiance, Dispatches
From the HBO mini-series John Adams, the final act of declaring independence from Britain. Think about the courage inherent in pledging their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to go up against the world’s superpower. Then imagine how craven we would have to be to not...
by drkeithcox | Feb 13, 2020 | Defiance, Dispatches
This is a must read. We are much farther along than you think. Fintan O’Toole: Trial runs for fascism are in full flow To grasp what is going on in the world right now, we need to reflect on two things. One is that we are in a phase of trial runs. The...