Essay, Law and Liberty.com March 18, 2025 Shackles on a Free Society George Liebmann The left is outraged over the Trump administration’s withholding of federal funds from Columbia University. But where did that power come from? The action of the Trump administration in suspending several hundred million dollars in aid to Columbia University and in […]
https://digitaledition.baltimoresun.com/html5/desktop/production/default.aspx?pubid=99644e1a-52da-4fe3-8f78-a84e4fe4d386&edid=1e065dc7-33d3-4ae0-b3c1-265a2f96b444 Is the Constitution at threat under Trump? Baltimore Sun, February 24, 2025 By George Liebmann Do President Donald Trump’s actions to date endanger constitutional government? With one exception, not yet. The exception is his pardoning of violent Jan. 6 lawbreakers. Commutations for unsophisticated folk who had been over-sentenced would have been defensible, but impunity […]
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT THE AGE OF BIDEN by George Liebmann Published January 20, 2025 Amazon.com Paperback $25.00; Kindle $9.99 This is a collection of more than a hundred op-ed pieces and letters on public affairs written during the Biden administration, 2020-2024. It is followed by an appreciation of Jefferson’s contribution to the American polity, unacknowledged in […]
Baltimore SunOpinionCommentary Senate has a duty to scrutinize Cabinet nominees | GUEST COMMENTARY By George Liebmann PUBLISHED: December 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST What should the Senate do with President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations? Certainly, it should not follow the advice of Senator Josh Hawley, who said Trump is “entitled to his Cabinet.” Nor […]
American Spectator logo Cultural Depravity The American Electorate Revolted Against False Values A large percentage of American voters reject the ongoing decline in standards of behavior. by George Liebmann November 30, 2024, 10:31 PM The defeat that the Democratic Party has just sustained is being blamed by its more fanatical adherents on racism, misogyny, reaction […]
Abortion ballot question to test voters’ social conscience Baltimore Sun, October 14,2024 By George Liebmann Maryland’s constitutional amendment referendum on the ballot in November that would enshrine “reproductive” rights adds little to existing law that could not simply be accomplished by an act of the General Assembly. It is on the ballot to mobilize the […]
Thursday, September 26th 2024 Baltimore Sun Newspaper Democrats’ promise of ‘freedom’ has been a disaster | GUEST COMMENTARY by George Liebmann The theme of this election, the Democrats tell us, is to be freedom, as the theme of the 2022 election was said to be democracy. Democracy will not work as a theme after the […]
Arthuriana 5 An American Dynastic History Review: The Tafts, by George Liebmann Arthur Bloom Sep 04, 2024 William Howard Taft | Biography, Accomplishments, Presidency, & Facts | Britannica There are a few reasons why I need to review this book, the main one is I told the author I would figure something out for it. […]
OpinionCommentary JFK’s legacy deserves a critical eye | GUEST COMMENTARY Author By George Liebmann PUBLISHED:Baltimore Sun August 19, 2024 at 6:03 a.m. “The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans,” President John F. Kennedy famously declared in his 1961 inaugural address. He was right to say his inauguration marked a sea change […]
SubscribeLogin Menu American Spectator logo Blog Democrats Want to Lower the Voting Age I’ve got a little list. by George Liebmann August 16, 2024, 10:30 AM Yaran/Shutterstock Today’s focus on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris should not obscure the contest for control of Congress. Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution unambiguously declares: “All legislative […]