How the American System Reshaped the World

And why globalism seeks to destroy it.

J.B. Shurk | May 6, 2026

Freedom exists in the absence of government control.  We are free when we are able to worship, speak, write, make a living, and protect our families and property without fear that government agents will punish us for our actions.  America’s Founding Fathers embraced an expansive view of personal liberty that recognizes the inherent right of each person to do as he sees fit, so long as that person refrains from infringing upon the liberties of another.

Right away, then, freedom comes with some restraint.  If we each lived alone on our own island, no-one’s liberty but our own would matter.  When we live within a society, our freedom comes with certain encumbrances — namely, an obligation not to poach the freedom of others.  There is, in other words, a moral consideration that necessarily accompanies the exercise of freedom.  Do my actions cause someone else harm?  Does the expression of my will unfairly restrict the expression of another?  Do my decisions unjustly deny someone else’s liberty?

Harm…fairness…justice — these are words essential to every person’s moral reasoning.  They are subjects that are dissected and analyzed throughout the Bible.  Because our common law has evolved from a Biblical worldview, our legal system is rooted in Judeo-Christian morality.  Therefore, an American who tries earnestly to be a good Christian is also likely acting within the boundaries of American law.  

Taken together, freedom, moral restraint, and legal punishment operate in concert within any society.  To the extent that a member of society can reasonably govern himself, State-implemented punishment becomes unnecessary.  When members of society abandon self-control and pursue personal liberty recklessly or in ways that threaten the liberty of others, State-implemented punishment steps in to provide legal constraints where moral restraint proved ineffective.

Thus, there is a natural relationship among personal freedom, moral conscience, and State force.  The more that people pursue their........

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