Three weeks ago today I underwent open heart surgery to replace a leaky artificial valve. Having gone through this same surgery a little more than 11 years ago, I had a pretty good idea what to expect. Based on my previous experience, I set what I thought were reasonable goals for returning to various activities...
Read morePower v. Authority
Frequently, federal supremacists tell me that the Civil War “settled” the issue of state sovereignty. Essentially, apologists for absolute federal power advancing this argument hold a “might makes right” point of view. From their perspective, the intent of the Constitution means nothing. The fact that Lincoln ultimately fielded superior military force makes his view, and..
Read more133 Words or Less: Standing in Sewage
When I write about the evolving surveillance-state, the overreaching federal government or the quickly diminishing individual liberties here in the United States, somebody inevitably dismisses my concerns with the, “It’s so much worse in other places; millions of people would die to live here,” argument. I will grant you that America remains freer than many..
Read more133 Words or Less: Andy, I Don’t Think You Know what this Word Means
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) represents the US Congressional Sixth District in Kentucky. Barr voted to allow the federal government to indefinitely detain people on American soil without due process. In other words, Barr supports state-sanctioned kidnapping. In a campaign ad airing on many Lexington-area radio stations, Barr talks about America being a “beacon of Liberty.”..
Read more133 Words or Less: Midterm Congressional Elections – They Just Don’t Matter
The next “most important election of my lifetime” lies just around the corner. It seems most Americans have fixated their attention on whether the Republicans will wrest control of the Senate away from the Democrats. What do I think? Who cares. My prediction: whether the GOP takes over the Senate or not, one year later..
Read moreCDC Ebola Response a Lesson in Big Government
Thus far, one can only deem the CDC response to the Ebola an unmitigated disaster. Most Americans seem to view the CDC Three Stooges Show as typical big-government incompetence, with a few conspiracy theorists proposing more sinister scenarios. I’m not aware of anybody heaping praise on the CDC for its outstanding work. Public response to..
Read moreMy Confession
Some people call me an extremist. Confession time. It's true! My vision for a decentralized system and non-interventionist foreign policy certainly fall outside of the acceptable political views spanning the vast gulf between the ideals of Mitt Romney and Nancy Pelosi. Of course, when people call me extreme, I’m sure they don’t mean it as..
Read moreWhy do Americans Trust the Government?
Most Americans trust their government. They shouldn't. People often reveal this default position in the way they respond to any suggestion that the government might act with intentionally nefarious intent. They will throw around words like "stupid," "absurd," and "idiotic," without actually engaging the argument itself. They view the possibility of intentional government malfeasance so..
Read moreI Fear Fear
I’ve been thinking a lot about fear lately. Between the Ebola and ISIS, many Americans seem to be in a state of near panic. The Ebola, in particular, seems to have the general population particularly scared. In fact, some of the social media commentary I’ve seen borders on hysteria. I really can’t put it into..
Read more133 Words Or Less: Legitimizing and Celebrating Theft
Progressives went into a collective spasm of glee last week after Germany announced it would offer “free” college tuition to Americans and other international students. Of course, in reality, free tuition does not exist. The German government will forcibly confiscate money from one group of people and give it to another group i.e. theft. Here..
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