Every Fourth of July, the temptation for many writers within the liberty
movement is to reflect on the despair of freedoms lost, the
philosophical ideals of generations gone by and the rage we all feel at
the tyrannical mechanizations of the power elite operating with impunity
today. It is easy for us to get caught up in the analysis of the thing.
It is easy for us to live within the theoretical and intellectual
boundaries of our own heads, to debate the merits of that which has
already come to pass and hypothesize over crises yet to come. As
disturbing as the ongoing collapse of America truly is, for many people,
experiencing it academically feels much safer and easier than placing
our feet on the Earth and dealing with it in a concrete manner.