Welcome to Liberty Goddess Magazine, another independent journal of research from the Media Science Foundation. Our purpose is to build a bridge between popular culture and political virtue, to initiate discussion about the future of American government, and to define the elements of cultural perception about law, politics, and the role of government in society.
This first issue will introduce some of the regular features of Liberty
Goddess, which will be expanded in the future. This includes:
Another regular
feature of Liberty Goddess will be the "Archetypes
of Political Mythology."
There is a certain relationship
between the symbols of our political and patriotic ideals, and the historical
and cultural context from which they emerge. We will examine this
relationship, in terms of the meaning and function of symbols over time.
This will include discussion of "political mythology" and "civil religion."
For instance:
Finally, the
most important aspect of Liberty Goddess will be the study of the importance
of documents. . . declarations, contracts, legal documents, and
how the power of these documents can increase or diminish over time.
The first step will be an investigation into the history of written law,
especially declarations and constitutions. What gives power to a
document? This includes the examination of the Bill of Rights and
recent declarations like the United Nations'
"Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
On October 22nd, 1998, The President of the United States signed a bill
into law to censor the internet, despite the fact that the Justice department
of his own administration has deemed the bill unconstitutional. Read
more about this bill, which is expected to be effective by the end
of November, 1998, and find out
what you can do to protect First Amendment rights in the United States.