FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2019 (Oct. 26, 2019) — Ever since the rise of environmentalism in the late 1960’s, the environmental noose around every American’s neck grows tighter by the day. After the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act in 1969, the growth of environmental regulations exploded […]
“RULED, REGULATED AND ELIMINATED” by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center, ©2019 (Jun. 10, 2019) — The American beef industry has long been a tasty target of the environmentalists and their allies in the animal rights movement. To understand the reason is to know that protecting the environment is not the goal, rather the excuse in […]
ARE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES “RACIST?” by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center, ©2019 (Feb. 4, 2019) — One of the main indicators used by economists to measure the health of the nation’s economy is housing starts – the number of private homes being built around the nation. In 2018 housing starts fell in all four regions of […]
WE NEED RATIONAL RULES TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES – AND MEET ESSENTIAL SOCIETAL NEEDS by Craig Liukko, ©2019 (Jan. 19, 2019) — [Editor’s Note: Please see Part 1 of this article here.] What does this country do for essential everyday minerals, when ideological bureaucrats have closed most mines and declared them “Permanently Closed”? In Colorado, […]
WHAT ARE “NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS?” by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center, ©2018 (Sep. 18, 2018) — I have been pushing hard lately to let people know that, no matter how big and powerful the opposition, the assault from big government forces can be stopped. That’s why I want to tell you about a recent major […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2016 (Oct. 30, 2016) — There are millions of Americans who still believe in the land of the free and home of the brave. They still believe in their minds that they are free, a freedom that had to be written in blood in […]
COLORADO EXTREMISTS WANT TO BAN FRACKING, OIL, GAS, JOBS, REVENUES, PROPERTY RIGHTS by Paul Driessen, ©2016 (Aug. 21, 2016) — Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has given the USA and world centuries of new petroleum supplies, lowered energy prices for manufacturers, motorists and consumers, and altered geopolitics for the Middle East, Russia and Venezuela. New […]
“IT’S NOT TOO LATE” TO DISCUSS AGENDA 21 by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center, ©2016 (Apr. 12, 2016) — The election campaigns are in full swing. Yet, have you heard a single candidate for President, or even for a lower office, mention the destruction of property rights or representative government to be a problem worth their […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2016, President, NARLO (Jan. 17, 2016) — “If you own rural land, the government and the environmentalists want it and intend to take it, regardless of your property rights engraved in the U.S. Constitution.” — Ron Ewart * * * * * * * * * […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2015 (Aug. 16, 2015) — “Find out just what the people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong, which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or […]
A “MASSIVE GROWTH OF GOVERNMENT” by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center, ©2015 (Jun. 19, 2015) — Senator Rand Paul is taking a lot of heat from establishment Conservatives and some in the media for his unwavering stand against the Patriot Act. The party line that is emerging says that we are now vulnerable to terrorist attack. […]
“PUT THE CANDIDATES ON THE SPOT” by Tom DeWeese, ©2015, American Policy Center (Jun. 1, 2015) — The number of candidates for President seems to grow on a daily basis. Each new candidate attempts to convince us they are the new hope for a better tomorrow. Jobs. Inequality. And the ever popular – “let’s be bipartisan […]
“OUR MOVEMENT IS GAINING STRENGTH” by Tom DeWeese, Founder, American Policy Center (Apr. 27, 2015) — Recently I was invited to address the state legislature of Maine to discuss Agenda 21 and its assault on private property rights. THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN MY 20+ YEARS OF FIGHTING AGENDA 21. THIS WAS AN HISTORIC […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2014, President, NARLO (Nov. 23, 2014) — “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There has never been a democracy that did not commit suicide.” John Adams, 2nd President of the United States “Dominance. Control. These things the unjust seek most […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2014 (May 11, 2014) — “We’ll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.” Dave Berry, humor columnist and author – – – – – – – – – – – […]
AND PROTECT PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS by Tom DeWeese, ©2014 (Jan. 7, 2014) — Over the past few years, as we’ve educated people on Agenda 21 and its UN origins, the natural reaction by concerned citizens and property rights activists has been to rush into city hall and accuse their elected representatives of enforcing international policies […]
IS THE EROSION OF OUR CONSTITUTION IRREVERSIBLE? by Ron Ewart, ©2012 (Mar. 25, 2012) — “Never before, in the history of America, has a movement done more to destroy individual liberties and property rights, as has the environmental movement. In the name of social justice and environmental protection, as crafted by the United Nations at […]