Heaven on Earth is Possible
We live in a time when competing political tribes alienate us. All the while life seems to get harder and harder with increasing social conflict, an inflationary treadmill we can’t keep up with, and more obstructions than solutions.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
I find people are largely the same everywhere: they want to live their lives, work hard, provide for themselves and their families, live in safe neighborhoods, and raise good kids who can go to good schools. They really just want to be happy and feel like they live in a world where life gives them a fair shot.
This, and so much more, is possible for each of us, and our society as a whole.
The goal of sharing this space with you is to offer perspective from someone who is a father, a son, a husband, a business owner, and former elected official at how close we are to having the closest thing to “heaven on earth” we can.
We have the formula.
Beyond the Tribe
It’s no accident that countries with more freedom do better. My hope is that in this space I can inspire reflection on the ideas that help individuals and societies be successful. Together, we’ll move beyond the tribal political narratives to think about the principles that matter, that underly and affect how we actually live, prosper, and flourish as human beings, and can help us build the closest thing to Heaven on Earth that’s possible.
We have the formula:
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
When people are free, they achieve great things, and the American Founders gave us the formula for individual and societal success: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Life—Your life belongs to you, not a king or a Congress.
Liberty—You have a right to be free and live your life as you see fit.
Pursuit of Happiness—Your nature as a human being requires you be free to pursue those things you think are most likely to achieve your safety and security, your “happiness” in Thomas Jefferson’s classic formulation.
From the Topical to the Philosophical, and everything in between.
Each week, I will share an update with you that relates to the essential and undeniable nature of human freedom, and how it is the only possible foundation 4 Heaven on Earth.