It's been awhile since I've posted here, so I wanted to provide a little personal update. The holiday season explains some of my absence, but a recent back injury is the real culprit. I herniated a disc, and the recovery has been arduous to say the least. For a few days, I couldn't walk at..
Read moreAre the Poor Getting Poorer?
The poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer? We've heard this so many times, most accept it as true without even thinking about it. But in reality, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting richer. Steve Horwitz, PhD from St. Lawrence University break it down in this short video...
Read moreInterview with the Forgotten Men
I chatted with the Forgotten Men last Saturday, discussing the OffNow campaign to stop NSA spying at the state and local level. After establishing that we cannot count on Congress, the president or federal courts to rein in the NSA, I explained the basic strategy and the anti-commandeering doctrine it is based on. I also..
Read moreAcademic Hubris
You can find a lot of hubris in the world of academia. Every once in a while, I get an email or a comment on an article challenging my arguments based on my credentials. They will claim I can't possibly know what I'm talking about because I'm not a lawyer. Or they will insist I..
Read moreObamacare Website: A Broken Door to a Doomed System
Imagine for a moment visiting a business for the first time. From the outside, it looks impressive. A beautifully painted sign invites you to buy the company's product. The windows are clean and new paint glistens on the walls. But as you try to enter, the handle snaps off in your hand and the heavy..
Read moreTime for a Liberty Revolution in the Church
In one fundamental sense, I see little difference between the religious right and the religious left. Both groups want to use government to impose morality on others. The Christian left often chides the Christian right for seeking to impose sexual morality, drug prohibition and abortion laws on Americans. They call the religious right "intolerant" and..
Read moreSebelius is not the Problem
Scott Pearson holds a doctorate in economics and serves as Chair and Assistant Professor of Business and Economics at Charleston Southern University. He hits the nail on the head when it comes to calls to fire Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for the disastrous rollout of the Obamacare website. As Scott points out,..
Read moreWho’s the Bully?
A Texas football team recently beat an opponent 91-0 and the mother of one of the opposing players filed a bullying report with the school system. According to ESPN.com, "Buchanan spent an hour in the superintendent's office this week and the school is currently investigating, as mandated by the state. The Aledo principal told Buchanan..
Read moreCheap Compassion
A lot of Americans demonstrate what I call cheap compassion. I've seen quite a bit of this cheap compassion during the government shutdown, especially from friends on the left. They post articles and comments highlighting some of the suffering experienced by those directly impacted by the elimination of federal services. One particularly heartbreaking New York..
Read moreA Glimpse Into the Basement
This government shutdown gives us just a little glimpse into the basement under Washington D.C. Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Most attribute the quote to George Washington, although that remains questionable. But whether the first president uttered those..
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