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Lee Eldon Root, of Cadillac and formerly of the Manton area, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Michigan. He was 59.

Stop government interference in reproduction, medical decisions, gun ownership, drug use, and more.

In barely a century, capitalism led to more productivity "than have all preceding generations together," Marx and Friedrich Engels argued.

A story at Reason delves into the relationship with gun rights and civil rights, which is much closer than many realize.

Damon Root at Reason.com thinks the recent Dobbs decision is an "insult to the 9th Amendment." His position is based on two faulty premises

Tweet Demand Justice might have gained PR points for “being direct” in its campaign to shame Stephen Breyer into retirement … but apparently that’s all they gained. A week ago, the progressive activists sent a billboard truck around Washington DC with a prominent ad demanding “Breyer, Retire,” declaring that “it’s time for a Black woman Supreme Court justice.” HuffPo reporter Jennifer Bendery captured the moment one week ago: Heres a photo of Demand Justices billboard truck ...

Damon Root, the author of  A Glorious Liberty: Frederick Douglass and the Fight for an Antislavery Constitution. They discuss Frederick Douglass’ upbringing as a slave, his love for the U.S Constitution, and his life-long pursuit of equality for women and Black Americans. Follow Kennedy on Twitter: @KennedyNation You May Be Interested In...

Behold: Yes, as a strategy to end slavery. As I said. Here’s Douglass in *1889* referring to the Constitution as a charter of slavery that after the Civil War BECAME a charter of liberty. Next? pic.twitter.com/n1xgyiGhU3 Lol. She’s actually arguing that Douglass did NOT think the Constitution was anti slavery before the war. This is a truly radical rereading of Douglass, which is contrary to the man’s own words & to every scholar who’s ever written on the subject, but okay. https://t.c...

Leaders often tell me when i confront them about bad things that unions do, we built the middle class they say. here is the head of wisconsins firefighters union. the middle class would not be where it is today without the unions. >> the unions claim they helped minorities. a sample of my interview with the head of new york citys 3400 member transit union. >> you discount the extremely positive impact that the trade union has had in this country launching people into the middle class, particular...

Wisconsins firefighters union. the middle class would not be where it is today without the unions. >> the unions claim they helped minorities. a sample of my interview with the head of new york citys 3400 member transit union. >> you discount the extremely positive impact that the trade union has had in this country launching people into the middle class, particularly african-americans and latinos, but thats just not true say tom woods and damon root. woods is the author of "33 questions about a...