freedom

The fight now isn’t left vs. right. It’s forward vs. backward

In the United States, here in Alabama, and in places around the globe, a pattern is emerging. The future is being dragged backward.

April 28, 2026

Belief, control and the real meaning of freedom

A society shifts from tolerance to control when belief is enforced, turning disagreement into obedience and eroding the foundation of freedom.

April 23, 2026

Freedom isn’t something everyone wants

Bill Britt explores how certainty and loyalty can replace independent thinking, raising questions about what we choose to excuse today.

April 13, 2026

Thinking for yourself in an age of propaganda

Thinking for yourself is not an easy thing to do. It is usually lonely and labor-intensive.

March 23, 2026

Bill Britt: Hope is not naïve—it is defiance

In the latest “This Matters,” Bill Britt explores why hope is not optimism, but a courageous refusal to surrender freedom.

March 16, 2026

María Corina Machado reminds us that peace belongs to the brave

Those who undermine democracy while claiming to protect it are no different in spirit from the authoritarians Machado has spent her life opposing.

October 13, 2025

The inheritance of freedom

The Magna Carta, 810 years old, inherited ideas from the Charter of Liberties. These documents, rooted in practical experience, shaped our understanding of freedom.

June 2, 2025

Freedom slips away quietly — unless we choose to defend it

Truth, trust, and shared purpose are crumbling. Freedom survives only when we guard them fiercely.

March 21, 2025

The freedom of discovery

Joseph Priestley’s discovery was the beginning of a better understanding of the natural world — and a threat to the old order.

August 5, 2024

The Revolution of 1524

The peasant revolt was another milestone for communities desiring self-determination, limited taxation and freedom of conscience.

July 1, 2024