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What freedom in America means for you, day to day.

For many of our readers, it's the real reason for America: the freedom to decide for yourself, to say what you think, to protect your property, to teach your own children and to take care of your community. We write about it as people who live here for exactly that reason.

Here are our articles on freedom, gun laws and home in America.

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Freedom in the USA: what it means in law and in everyday life The Constitution, free speech, gun laws by immigration status, hunting, the county, the sheriff and the fire department: what freedom in America means for Europeans. Read more → Why I am no longer a conservative A personal account: from Reagan enthusiasm and talk radio to political homelessness. Read more → Small Town USA Why Americans are moving to the countryside, and which small towns pay newcomers to move there. Read more → Homeschooling in the USA Rules, states, celebrities and experiences: everything about homeschooling in the USA. Read more → Corporatism is not the free market Why the USA does not have a free market, but corporatism. Read more → US gun laws: how to buy a gun legally as a foreigner Hunting license, proof of residence, Form 4473: the legal route to a firearm on an L or E visa. Read more → Homeschooling: 30 US celebrities who were taught at home From Taylor Swift to Serena Williams: 30 stars who learned at home. Read more → Concealed carry explained: where your Texas License to Carry is valid The Texas License to Carry, reciprocity with other states, Florida and Arizona compared, and the federal rules for immigrants. Read more → Counties in the USA: what your county decides for local life What a county is, who gets elected there, how cities, school districts and special districts work, and where you can have your say as a newcomer. Read more → Volunteer fire departments in the USA: where neighbors fight the fires How volunteer fire departments are organized in America, who pays for them, what an Emergency Services District is and how you can join as a newcomer. Read more → Hunting license in the USA: hunter education, licenses and your own rifle Hunter education, hunting licenses for residents and non-residents, the hunting license exception for visa holders, and your own rifle with Form 6NIA. Read more → Hunting in Texas: licenses, feral hogs and hunting leases on private land Licenses for residents and non-residents, hunter education, feral hogs, white-tailed deer, exotics, hunting leases and the federal rule for visa holders. Read more → Small-town life in the USA: church, the fair and football What a small town in America is, why church, Friday night football, the county fair, 4-H and volunteering shape everyday life, and how you settle in as a newcomer. Read more → Patriotism in the USA: the flag, the Pledge, the anthem and holidays The Flag Code and 50 stars, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, the eleven federal holidays, Texas holidays, the naturalization oath, and how it compares with Europe. Read more → Elected, not appointed: sheriffs, judges and school boards in Texas Sheriff, constable, justice of the peace, county judge, justices of the Supreme Court of Texas and the school board: who is elected, for how long, who can vote, and how it compares with the way Europe chooses its judges. Read more → Buying a gun in the USA with a green card: Form 4473 and NICS Buying as a green card holder: state of residence, minimum age, Form 4473 with your Alien Number, NICS, and the rules in Texas, Florida, California and New York compared. Read more → Guns in the USA on a visa: which exception you need For visa holders and ESTA visitors: the federal ban, the hunting license exception, the waiver, Texas, Florida and New York, and what a violation means for your status. Read more → Guns in the USA by the numbers: about 120 per 100 residents Official figures on guns in the USA: total stock and guns per capita, NICS checks in 2024, deaths according to the CDC in 2024, BJS trends and active licenses in Texas. Read more → Owning a gun in the USA as a foreigner: what federal law says The federal rule for non-citizens: 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(5), the ATF definitions, Form 4473 with your Alien Number, NICS and the consequences of a violation, status by status. Read more → Gun license in Texas: the License to Carry step by step The Texas License to Carry for newcomers: requirements under § 411,172, documents by status, the course, fees, validity and carrying without a license under § 46.02 Penal Code. Read more → Homeschooling in the USA: 12 states at a glance Homeschooling rules in Texas, California, Florida, New York and eight other states. Read more → Homeschooling in the USA: from the fringe to the mainstream Five phases, many studies: how homeschooling in the USA went mainstream. Read more →

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