Selective Outrage and Federal Power

Why progressives denounce immigration enforcement—but defend armed federal raids when the target suits them

Jul 10 • Frederick R Smith

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Stranger In My Own Country

An open letter to my local, state, and federal officials at America's 250th birthday

Jul 1 • Frederick R Smith

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June 2026

The Opiate of the People - Socialism

On socialism creep, the boxcars I’ve watched for forty-five years, and the quiet surrender of what’s ours

Jun 27 • Frederick R Smith

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Beyond the Black Car: New Jersey Passenger Limousine Regulations are Anti-Small Business

The Regulatory Burden and the Small Business Myth

Jun 5 • Frederick R Smith

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May 2026

How the Proud Boys (Supposedly) Invented Antifa

Antifa is Real — The Fiction Defense Doesn’t Work

May 24 • Frederick R Smith

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The Night the Sky Caught Fire Over Philadelphia — Part Two: A Stranger in the Same Sky

A recently read book closes a 59-year-old loop — and raises the same questions all over again.

May 21 • Frederick R Smith

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King of the Rails - Part Two

King of the Rails: The Birth, Revenue Career, and Resurrection of Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014

May 13 • Frederick R Smith

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King of the Rails - Part One

The Birth, Revenue Career, and Resurrection of Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014

May 12 • Frederick R Smith

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April 2026

Tax the Rich

The Comfortable Creed of the Comfortable Class

Apr 29 • Frederick R Smith

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Congress Built This

The Minnesota fraud scandals aren’t a failure of state administration. They’re a failure of Congress—and every taxpayer is paying for it twice.

Apr 18 • Frederick R Smith

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February 2026

The Paradox of Socialist Demand

Why the Call for “More” Never Ends

Feb 19 • Frederick R Smith

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The Unbreakable Spirit of James Forten

A Free Black Man’s Journey from Prison Ship to Philadelphia’s Elite – Continuing My Search for African Founders

Feb 7 • Frederick R Smith

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