"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 moreSubverting the Constitution: Madison on General Welfare and Common Defense
The words "provide for the common defense and general welfare" rank among the most abused phrases in the Constitution. I often refer to this as the "anything and everything clause." Partisans on both the political left and right use "general welfare and common defense" to justify all kinds of federal actions, from wars to social..
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 moreConstitution 101: To Provide for the Common Defense
The left uses the general welfare clause as its "the federal government can do anything and everything clause." Meanwhile, the right has turned the phrase "provide for the common defense" into a similar justification for federal overreach. Progressives invoke the general welfare clause to justify all kinds of unconstitutional federal actions, from national healthcare to..
Read moreBill Nye the Constitutional B.S. Guy
Debate continues to rage about whether Bill Nye is really a "science guy," or if he's just an entertainer pushing a political agenda, but one thing is certain: Bill Nye is not the Constitution guy. (more…)
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 more133 Words or Less: Huckabee Another Fake Constitutional Conservative
Mike Huckabee doesn't want to cut funding to the National Endowment for the Arts. The former Arkansas governor wrote a Washington Post op-ed defending the federal program. Huckabee makes a wonderful utilitarian case for federal arts funding, but what about the fact the Constitution doesn't authorize it? Huckabee often positions himself as a constitutionalist -..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #85: 9 Reasons Cosmo Should Stick to Orgasms
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about Cosmopolitan's B.S. article about the Constitution. A recent Cosmo article titled 9 Reasons Constitutional Originalism Is Bullsh*t demonstrates why the magazine should just stick to talking about sexual positions and better orgasms. The confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch have reinvigorated the..
Read moreArt Funding: Does the Constitution Matter?
Pres. Trump sparked outrage on the left (again) with budget proposals to slash funding to the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities. Defenders of federal spending on the arts immediately kicked into high gear touting its virtues. Here's just one example. President Trump has taken an ax to one of..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #82: The Constitution Is Dead
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the death of the U.S. Constitution and its irrelevance in today's politics. Two hundred years ago today (March 3, 2017), James Madison's vetoed an infrastructure bill. The president refused to sign the legislation because it was unconstitutional. The federal..
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