freedom – Beth Owl's Daughter Archives

Independence Day, 2021

July 28, 2021July 4, 2021 by Beth

“We here highly resolve…that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Happy Birthday, America.

October 9, 2020 by Beth

Today I offer the final installment of Freedom Fridays, a series based on the Dr. Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny: 20 Lessons from the 20th Century.”

October 2, 2020 by Beth

My Freedom Fridays series is ending soon, but this week’s lesson is vital. We must fully grasp the difference between nationalism and patriotism.

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 by Beth

This week in Freedom Fridays, we look at what I believe is the most pivotal, climactic tool in the playbook of those who would establish a tyranny.

September 19, 2020September 18, 2020 by Beth

This week, we look at trigger words common to tyranny. Because those who insist liberty is the trade-off for safety usually intend to deny you both.

September 11, 2020 by Beth

It’s time for us to shrug off the myth of America’s magical superiority, and long past time to learn from international and historic context.

July 31, 2020 by Beth

As magical and spiritual people, a solid grounding in current events is vital. Thus, I’m resuming my series based on Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny.”

July 4, 2019 by Beth

Thinking about our nation today with a somber heart that has not weighed so heavily upon me since Vietnam. Still I pray, may freedom still ring.

March 22, 2019February 14, 2019 by Beth

Do we *really* want this day to be about obscure martyred Christian priests named St. Valentine? Instead, let’s celebrate a day of sexy, divine Love!

November 2, 2018 by Beth

When news is an echo of an echo, from an unknown source (which may turn out to be a hostile foreign power), it is no longer news. It is propaganda.