"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I burn my Nikes and eat Chick-Fil-A. Or maybe not. But I do talk about the latest political brouhaha and share a little news you probably haven't heard about that I think is much more significant. LISTEN You can subscribe to Thoughts from..
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 more133 Words or Less: Terror as a Jobs Program
When you decimate a region's economy with years of war, warrior becomes the only viable job option. Conventional wisdom holds religious ideology motivates ISIS fighters. Recent interviews by Lydia Wilson prove this an oversimplification. He was working as a laborer to support his huge family when he hurt his back and lost his job. It..
Read moreIt’s Time to Break the Cycle of Violence
I’ve always had this odd fascination with street gangs. A mentality utterly alien to my own drives gang members. I don’t understand it. In many ways it repels me. But I find I can’t look away. As a result, I can sit and watch episode after episode of the TV documentary series Gangland. You can’t..
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