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Through the words of many wise people, Truth be Told will search for the threads that can illuminate our current societal debates and issues with truth, whether it be American style health care, public education, the free market versus socialism, the vagaries of Wall Street, U.S. foreign policy or any other issue that emerges. Tying history and common sense to current events, we will visit the wisdom, knowledge and understanding of notable historians, economists, presidents and everyday men and women as we seek to find and tell the truth.

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  • Wikileakers use a veil of transparency and freedom to promote chaos. Does freedom hinge on all information and access to it being free and on public display, especially the disturbing? Photo: Associated Press

    Wikileakers looking for chaos, not freedom

    Wikileakers use a veil of transparency and freedom to promote chaos. Does freedom hinge on all information and access to it being free and on public display, especially the disturbing? Published 4:06 p.m. December 16, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Implementing more and more “safety” measures is not about safety. It’s all more steps toward eroding our freedoms and making us pliable under a paternal, domineering government.

    TSA pat downs another 'parent of despotism'

    Implementing more and more “safety” measures is not about safety. It’s all more steps toward eroding our freedoms and making us pliable under a paternal, domineering government. Published 9:11 p.m. November 24, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Like Jimmy Carter before him, Barack Obama is using condescending scare tactics to push a dead-end energy agenda. However, in American politics, disingenuous predictions of doom often backfire, for both sides of the aisle.

    Scared does not make for good energy policy

    Like Jimmy Carter before him, Barack Obama is using condescending scare tactics to push a dead-end energy agenda. However, in American politics, disingenuous predictions of doom often backfire, for both sides of the aisle. Published 10:07 a.m. October 27, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Christine O’Donnell, a tea-party-backed upstart beat Mike Castle, a nine-term U.S. representative, in Delaware’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate.

    Who is Christine O'Donnell?

    Christine O’Donnell, a tea-party-backed upstart beat Mike Castle, a nine-term U.S. representative, in Delaware’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. Published 4:06 p.m. September 17, 2010 - Comments

     
  • The Obama administration is calling this Labor Day for more spending to increase jobs and help the economy. It's a novel approach: borrow and spend more. Ben Franklin said that

    New economic plan released for America: Spend more

    The Obama administration is calling this Labor Day for more spending to increase jobs and help the economy. It's a novel approach: borrow and spend more. Ben Franklin said that "when you run in debt, you give to another power over your liberty." Published 3:14 p.m. September 6, 2010 - Comments

     
  • The 'Restoring Honor' rally was not about politics. It was about revival.

    'Restoring Honor' rally brings 500,000 seekers of hope, faith, charity to D.C. Mall

    The 'Restoring Honor' rally was not about politics. It was about revival. Published 11:26 a.m. August 30, 2010 - Comments

     
  • The debate over a

    Cordoba revisited: Muslim community center at ground zero

    The debate over a "community center" and mosque at ground zero is about the duel for minds, land and control between the children of Abraham dating back almost 4000 years. Published 9:38 a.m. August 25, 2010 - Comments

     
  • It would be refreshing if the Obama administration took a note from James Madison and his colleagues in 1789. Despite not being in favor of a “bill of rights,” the first Congress got it done because it was what the people wanted.

    Americans seeking real hope and change -- just like it's 1789

    It would be refreshing if the Obama administration took a note from James Madison and his colleagues in 1789. Despite not being in favor of a “bill of rights,” the first Congress got it done because it was what the people wanted. Published 9:39 p.m. August 6, 2010 - Comments

     
  • After the Revolution, all but two of the states attempted to boost economic growth by printing

    Rangel, rag money and other forms of political quackery

    After the Revolution, all but two of the states attempted to boost economic growth by printing "rag money." The attempt failed. Trying to convince the people that worthless paper is as good as gold is a lot like Charlie Rangel wanting a trial and the Dodd-Frank new financial reform bill. Published 1:33 p.m. July 30, 2010 - Comments

     
  • The health care bill is becoming one more example of how an Administration can practice alchemy on our Constitution converting it to a substance akin to rubber. It's time we decide: is it steel or rubber?

    Health care a new tax afterall

    The health care bill is becoming one more example of how an Administration can practice alchemy on our Constitution converting it to a substance akin to rubber. It's time we decide: is it steel or rubber? Published 8:18 a.m. July 21, 2010 - Comments

     
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