"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about freedom of speech in light of Kathy Griffin's photo with Trump's severed head. Comedian Kathy Griffin sparked the brouhaha of the week when a picture of her holding the likeness of Pres. Trump's severed head surfaced. Social media went..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #94: The Preamble to the Constitution
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the preamble to the U.S. Constitution - what it tells us and what it doesn't. If you're an American, you're probably familiar with the preamble to the Constitution. In fact, you may well have memorized it at some point..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #93: Trump and the Dog of War
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about how Donald Trump proves we shouldn't let the president hold the leash restraining the dog of war. In a recent Facebook post, I suggested that with all of the trouble swirling around his administration, it was time for Trump..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #92: Red Team! Blue Team! Rah! Rah!
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the absurdity of "red team" vs. "blue team" politics. This week's political brouhaha erupted when Pres. Trump fired FBI director James Comey in the midst of an investigation into Russian ties - or something. The firing caused a total..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #91: Anything and Everything for Common Defense?
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the "provide for for the common defense" clause in the Constitution. Progressives have long used "general welfare" as an "anything and everything" clause to justify all kinds of unconstitutional overreach, from federal meddling in education to national healthcare. The..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #90: Sanctuary Cities and the Tenth Amendment
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" This episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I explain why the recent Federal District Court injunction on Pres. Trump's "sanctuary city" was a big win for the Constitution. Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge William Orrick slapped an injunction on Trump's executive order relating to so-called sanctuary cities. The EO..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #89: Fake News
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" This episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about fake news. There's been a lot of talk about "fake news" over the last several months. But what exactly is fake news? Why the sudden obsession with rooting it out? And can we really be sure what we get from..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #88: Outrage Culture
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" This episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about outrage culture. I'm outraged!! Aren't you? Last week, video of security dragging a United Airlines passenger off a flight sparked outrage. The backlash caused United stock to stumble. Social media continues to churn the story to this day. But that..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #87: Ask Mike Anything Third Edition
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" This episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head features another edition of "ask Mike anything." This week, I let listeners determine the show topics. I solicited questions on my Facebook page and answered a number of them in this episode. Subjects run the gamut from the federal government's constitutional power over..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #86: Who’s We?
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the size and scope, of "society," and why it matters. Whenever I talk about political or social issues, at some point somebody in the conversation will say, "We need to ..." "We need to provide healthcare." "We need to..
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