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The framers of the Constitution knew the job of keeping the legislative power confined was tricky. They understood doing so is key to the nation remaining a representative republic. The power of the legislative branch couldn’t be trusted to self-policing by Congress. Separation of powers… Often enough, legislators face rational incentives to pass problems to …
Separation of Powers… Required but Denied… Gundy v. U.S. … Read More »
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota did an Al Jazeera interview. In that piece, she claimed Americans should be fearful of white men. The reason to fear white men is they are “causing most of the deaths within this country.” What do you think? Is this racist?
Balfour Declaration World War I dramatically altered the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East. In 1917 British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour came to submit a letter of intent. The letter was supporting the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The letter was done at the height of WWI. The hope was that a …
There’s a bill Rep. Thomas Massie has sponsored the “Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act”. Backers of the bill point out Social Security benefits used to be exempt from federal taxes. They are a government benefit. What sense does it make to give it with one hand and take it away with the other? Was it …
To understand Israel’s place in the Middle East today one must appreciate the history and religion. That’s why we are going to do three quick parts on the area that is today Israel. We’ll get more detailed as we approach the present. The dominant religion of the area today we address separately. Borders Israel is …
Probable Sunni on Shia Bombing Yesterday… A bomb has exploded in a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 63 people and wounding more than 180. Witnesses told the BBC a suicide bomber detonated explosives during a wedding ceremony. The explosion happened at around 22:40 local time (18.10 GMT) in an area in …
Wedding Bombing in Afghanistan Kills 63, Wounds 180 Read More »
More bailouts coming… Our nation’s finances are in the toilet. The debt is the highest it has ever been. This year’s deficit has already eclipsed last year’s total figure. Both political parties got together to eliminate the financial restraints imposed in 2011. What is Congress doing? Are they stupid, on drugs or do they just …
It’s Your Money and Your Children’s Money and Their Children’s Money Read More »
In his 1958 novel George Young coined the term meritocracy. Classicists complain about the word because it has two roots. Merit is from Latin and cracy is from Greek. They claim the term is a hound dog in a thoroughbred language. Yeh, yeh, it’s a niggle. The more correct term would be the all Greek …
Some things are important to know but don’t make sexy reading. You won’t find reports on the global competition to cut business taxes on the front pages newspapers, in social media or on television. That does not mean competition to cut business taxes has not been happening. In fact it is happening right in front …
Our Second Amendment constitutional right is absolute, unless and until it infringes upon the rights of others. The act of owning a gun, regardless of the type, does not infringe upon someone else’s right. Using it to threaten, injure or kill them most definitely does. Guns are inanimate objects, tools. They are tools used by …
