The 21st Century Societal Failure

Children are growing, maturing people, dependent upon their elders for moral, spiritual, ethical, and practical guidance. They are not something to be shaped, fabricated, or spent in the manufacturing, production, or political process. Children are not the resource of either the nation or parents. Children are individualistic souls with the ability to exercise their own free will. In formative years, when they are subjected to the wisdom, or lack thereof, of parents and others, their judgment will reflect immaturity. Arizona reporter Earl Zarbin wrote that over 27 years ago, so there is some evidence the debate over raising children has been around for a while. Mr. Zarbin was born in 1929 and is still living, I wonder what Mr. Zarbin thinks of how we are treating these individualistic souls in this 21st century. This week, a whistle-blower emerged from the Department of Health and Human Services to testify in Congress. Her testimony revealed our government’s complete failure in protecting the migrant children being trafficked across the Mexican border. Tara Rodus calls the United States the 'middleman' in this large-scale scheme for cartels to make billions at the expense of these individualistic souls. 85,000 migrant children are missing. How does that happen? 345,000 migrant children have entered the country unaccompanied by an adult in the last two years. On this episode of Our Lives & Politics Booker dives into the hearing and looks at various state laws that are being passed and considered to protect parents’ rights. Today, another twenty-two veterans committed suicide and another 40,000-70,000 homeless veterans will sleep under a bridge tonight. LibertyOVE.org founder Michael Murphy joins the conversation. As a retired Marine and combat veteran Michael has faced the PTSD demons and he shares his story and vision to help America's warriors. This 21st-century American society is not doing a particularly decent job of protecting and nurturing the future. We may be doing even worse caring for those willing to give it all for our liberty and freedom.