Patriot Realm

Family played a big part in a kid's life when I was little. 

My Mother was the eldest in a family of 12.  She was followed by 10 brothers, and then finally another  little girl.   My Aunt and Uncles. That last little girl was 2 years older than me.  

I spent my childhood with a large group of relations and their friends.  

Alisa Rosenbaum was one of the most controversial writers in America’s history. Why, then, have few people heard of her? Because both people’s plaudits and their intemperate attacks have been aimed at the new name she adopted after leaving Russia for America—Ayn Rand. 

Here are some insightful words from one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.

Every day that goes by, we try and comply our way out of tyranny. 

People all over the world have fallen for it. They have complied.  They have said " OK. I will do what you want if it means I can get back to normal. " 

Only, it hasn't happened, has it? 

Only one country in the entire world can boast of more cars than people within its borders—an astounding 25 percent more, according to the most recent statistics.

Can you guess the country? I’ll give you a few more hints:

This fascinating enclave’s GDP per capita ranks among the highest on the planet, almost as high as that of the United States. It claims, credibly, to be home to the oldest existing sovereign state as well as the oldest constitutional republic. For most of its 17 centuries of existence, it’s been one of the freer and more tolerant of the world’s countries.