Rep. Thomas Massie is one of those Republicans who pretends he supports liberty — albeit he only worries about the liberty of certain groups... those most like himself, diversity be damned. Recently he voted against a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in its various guises. …

I don’t think most people realize the fight for individual rights is typically something that is paid forward. Those who fight the hardest for a right are often the very ones who never get to enjoy them. …

by Emma Goldman SPEAKING of Puritanism in relation to American art, Mr. Gutzon Borglum said: “Puritanism has made us self-centered and hypocritical for so long, that sincerity and reverence for what is natural in our impulses have been fairly bred out of us, with the result that there can be…

Justice — or is it Injustice — Alito gives a typical Conservative argument against reproductive choice that is both philosophical and historically wrong. Like so many on the Right these day actual facts don’t matter to him and reason is rejected in favor of religious dogma. Alito argued if there…

The theocratic authoritarians who dominate the Supreme Court are about to impose involuntary servitude on all women. An opinion written by Alito argues, they must “return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” So politicians will have control of women’s bodies but not the women themselves. This strips…

The right-wing joke, Conservapedia, claims the so-called homosexual “agenda is a self-centered set of beliefs and objectives” and among “all the liberal belief systems…the most self-centered or selfish.” The antigay Family Research Institute claims “the very existence of our society depends upon each individual contributing to the survival and well-being…

The Atlantic has an article that most people really need to read. “Republicans Have Sex Ed All Wrong” by Olga Khazan ought to be read by panicky parents. I agree with Khazan and it corresponds with everything I learned about sexuality from the courses I took as well as the…

There is a terribly muddled debate about free speech and censorship going on where terms have lost all meaning. Elon Musk may be a genius at securing subsidies to line his pocket but he’s utterly clueless as to the issues of free speech. Almost 100% of the time the current…

One project for this page is to collect verified quotes by decent figures in history about the nature of rights and liberty. We quote people from across the moderate middle, from “liberal” to “conservative.” …