"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the insidious nature of identity politics, and the Lockean conception of equality. Virtually every political issue today eventually gets framed in terms of race or some other group identity. How useful is this? Can we really legitimately lump individuals..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #64: Presidential Powers
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the proper constitutional role and powers of the president. During the recent presidential debate, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump talked extensively about what they plan to "do" if elected president. As I watched, it occurred to me that..
Read moreThe Evolution of Sovereignty in American Political Thought – Part 1
This is part 1 of a 2-part series examining the evolution of American political thought as it relates to sovereignty in the political system. When Americans talk about the Revolution, they generally mean the fight with the British. But there was a more fundamental revolution that began long before the first shot was fired and..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #63: Basic Economics – Why Centralization Never Works
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Ignorance of economics leads millions of Americans to embrace bad political policy. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I outline a few crucial basic economic principles you need to grasp so you don't fall into politicians' traps. Minimum wage laws, anti-price gouging laws, regulations and "free" healthcare -..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #62: States’ Rights
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" We hear the term states' rights thrown around a lot, but most people don't really know what it means. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the concept of states' rights and its importance in the American constitutional system. What do we mean when we use..
Read moreModern American Conservatives: A Different Brand of Progressive
Modern conservatives constantly rail against left-wing collectivism and central planning. Well pot...meet kettle. Recently, Donald Trump suggested America should just "take the oil" out of Iraq. Now, anybody who values liberty should recoil at such a suggestion. After all, the oil doesn't belong to America. Normal people call taking things from others theft. But in..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #61 – The Real American Revolution
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" We usually think of the American Revolution as the war with the British. But there was an even more fundamental revolution that began long before the first shot was fired - a revolution in political thought. I talk about it in this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head. In an..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #60: Strategy – Pretend D.C. Doesn’t Exist
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Do you really think Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will "save" America? Everybody focus all of their political energy on Washington D.C. This is a complete waste of time. In this Episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head I explain why and talk about a better strategy. Tis the season for..
Read moreMore Madison; Less Tea Party Fundraising
The other day, I got a fundraising email from the Tea Party Patriots imploring me to pony up and help them "defend the Supreme Court." Our constitutional rights are in jeopardy if a conservative isn't nominated and approved to fill former Justice Antonin Scalia's shoes on the Supreme Court." If? Really? They make it sound..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #59: States Undermining Hemp Prohibition
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about how states are effectively nullifying federal prohibition of industrial hemp by simply ignoring federal law, and legalizing cultivation and processing of the plant anyway. The federal ban on the cultivation of industrial hemp is as ridiculous as it is..
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