"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Political activism can be pretty detached from our day-to-day lives. We fight for abstract principles like "liberty" and "limited government" and "constitutional principles." But this week, it got really personal for me. A friend of mine was indicted on federal marijuana charges. He could face 10 years to life in..
Read moreSmashing Some Nullification Myths: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #144
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" If you learned anything about nullification in school, it's probably in relation to the Nullification Crisis of 1833. And if that's that's the case, you almost certainly learned several myths about nullification. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I give you an accurate historical overview of the events..
Read moreYes! All of These Undeclared Wars Are Illegal! Thoughts from Maharrey Head #143
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" People keep telling me that military intervention in Venezuela would be perfectly constitutional because of the War Powers Act. Newsflash -- a congressional act does not amend the Constitution. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I give an overview of constitutional war powers and explain why undeclared wars..
Read moreA Dose of Dumb: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #142
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" A video going around Facebook blames President Trump for lower tax refunds this year. The real problem is that people are dumb, and this video proves it. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I break down this ridiculous video and dig into what it reveals about American society...
Read moreFederal Supremacy: It’s Not an Anything and Everything Proposition
It never goes away – the myth of absolute federal supremacy. (more…)
Read moreBut Mike…It’s the Law! Thoughts from Maharrey Head 141
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by London police and will likely be extradited to the U.S. to face charges in connection with secret documents obtained by Chelsea Manning and published on the WikiLeaks website. These documents revealed government malfeasance. Nevertheless, people on both side of the political spectrum are..
Read moreDebt, Deficits and Spending Out the Wazoo: Thoughts from Maharrey Head 140
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" The Trump administration set an all-time record monthly budget deficit of $234 billion in February. I've actually had some people try to convince me this is somehow Obama's fault -- which is absurd. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I dig down to the ugly truth. The federal..
Read moreConstitution 101: The Electoral College
When you head to the polls and vote for the president, you don’t actually vote for the president. You vote for a slate of electors who select the president through the Electoral College. (more…)
Read moreThe Electoral College: What It Is and Why It Matters
The Electoral College has become a hotly contested issue in American politics with a strong and vocal movement to do away with the institution and instead select the president based on whoever receives the most total votes. In this presentation I gave for Empower U, I explain what the electoral college is, chronicle how the..
Read moreSucky Strategy Sucks: Thoughts from Maharrey Head 139
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" For some libertarian purists, legislation is never good enough. If a bill doesn't do absolutely everything that they want, they call it "watered down" and actively oppose it -- even if it takes a small step forward for liberty. This is a sucky strategy and sucky strategies suck. In this..
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