We Are the Guardians

One of my favorite US Presidents of all time is Ronald Reagan. He was a man of courage, integrity, honor, strength, and true American principles. I admire his life and his governance immensely. Recently I started reading the book Ronald Reagan: The Notes which is the collection of Reagan’s notes, quotes, and thoughts regarding his studies throughout his life. As I read I often find myself vigorously agreeing with great thinkers like J.S. Mill and John F. Kennedy and crying out in horror at quotes from people like Mussolini and George Bernard Shaw. Reading this book is not only increasing my admiration for President Reagan but is also filling my mind with powerful conversations that are especially prevalent in our world of growing chaos. My purpose in writing this post is to share my thoughts on these quotes that I believe are absolutely necessary to the discussion of freedom, liberty, and American principles. This will not be my last post on the topic as I hope to continue sharing my

I was watching Fox news during my morning routine a few days ago (I’m conservative, sue me) and saw the story on Trump’s visit to Israel. Between the back and forth on Israel and U.S. relations, foreign policy, and Trump’s actions overseas, I caught some of the conversation on Melania Trump’s overseas presence. The newscasters were discussing the Israeli media’s praise of First Lady Trump and her modest clothing choices. The Israeli media made a point to recognize that while she wasn’t dressed in a head scarf or other such traditional dress she chose a very conservative outfit out of respect for a culture she was not a part of. They took note of her freedom of expression in not dressing exactly like they dressed but they appreciated the efforts put forth to show her respect for their culture. Respect. That’s really what it all comes down to here. We hear a lot in our culture about the endless ways we can offend other people. We can say, do, act, or be a direct offense to another i