The Freemen News-Letter

Dec 5, 2024 | freemennewsletter.com | VANCE GINN

Editor’s note: this piece is by Vance Ginn. Donald Trump’s return to the White House presents a historic opportunity to correct the economic damage wrought by the Biden administration’s reckless policies. Over the past four years, Americans have endured skyrocketing government spending, heavier tax burdens, overreaching regulations, and more damaging tariffs.

Nov 25, 2024 | freemennewsletter.com | Ben Connelly

“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you…” – Rudyard KiplingBefore the election, I wrote that both Harris and Trump presented threats to America’s constitutional order and that neither was fit to be president. When we woke up on Wednesday morning, we learned which threat we were going to face.

Nov 20, 2024 | freemennewsletter.com | Ben Connelly

The news of the past ten days has been dominated by Trump’s nominations for various cabinet positions. Before we go into the pros and cons of each one, it’s worth dwelling on the sheer number of them who have sexual peccadillos which rival even Trump’s own philandering. Admittedly, (as far as we know) Donald Trump is the only one who has been credibly accused of sexual assault, although Matt Gaetz is almost unquestionably guilty of statutory rape and in a just society would be serving his time.

Nov 13, 2024 | freemennewsletter.com | Ben Connelly

Nobody should be under any illusion. Despite his claim of a "mandate," Trump's victory had less to do with the American people's ratification of his agenda and more to do with their rejection of his opponent's. In this century, with the possible exception of 2008, Americans have in every election voted against the candidate they most disliked, rather than for the candidate who represented their vision of American governance.

Nov 6, 2024 | freemennewsletter.com | Ben Connelly

Against my better judgment, I stayed up last night to write this column and watch the results. Given that events move hour by hour, you will read this knowing what I didn’t know writing it. Keep that in mind. Polling showed Donald Trump and Kamala Harris neck and neck going into Tuesday. This bore out as the results trickled in. The results stayed close. Neither candidate decisively jumped out to a lead. In all likelihood, we are in for some period of litigation.