There are a few ways to answer the question: Why liberty? There is, of course, Jefferson’s answer: That everyone is born with a right to liberty is self-evident. Not as in ‘obvious’, but as in ‘requiring no justification’.
How many stories won’t be told?
A young man contacted me last week about how desperately he wants to visit his dying mother in the hospital to care for her during what’s possibly her final days, but the hospital wouldn’t let him in based on the governor’s emergency orders. Neither he nor his mother has Covid-19.
NH Democrat Richard Komi’s Resignation over his Tara Reade Tweet is Not an End it’s a Beginning
Manchester Ward 5 Democrat House Rep Richard Komi has resigned after a tweet suggesting Tara Reade would have to have helped Joe Biden Sexually assault her based on her allegations.
Denmark Reopened Its Economy and There was no Increase in Coronavirus Spread
As we wrestle with the problem or reopening New Hampshire and the nation (faster/sooner), we have news from Europe. Denmark, which began reopening schools, daycares, and small businesses, has not seen a spike in the numbers of infected.
Treating Disease as a War?
Should we be treating a disease as a war? Any serious war suspends liberal society. This means freedoms are lost or face restriction. Is it advisable to have a war on poverty or a war on drugs? If we are fighting a war how is confinement to one’s home honorable? If we are fighting a war aren’t there things for people to do?
ReopenNH Rally Delivers Petitions to Governor – Lots of Pictures!
Recent studies have shown original concerns regarding the coronavirus were way overblown, and that the mortality rate is equivalent to the seasonal flu. But the Governor continues to ignore factual data based on reputable studies and instead double down by continuing to make irrational, emotional decisions based on models that were wildly wrong and thoroughly … Read more
Guns, Libs, and Truth Bombs
I’ve said this before but probably not recently. It relates to one of the primary reasons why Democrats hate private gun ownership. Or, at least my armchair psychology opinion on the matter. A theory based on years of observations.
The Proper and Lawful Response to Sununu’s “Stay-at-Home 2.0” – Ignore It.
So with much fanfare, Governor Sununu announced modifications to his Stay-at-Home Order: The proper and lawful response to “Stay-at-Home 2.0” is to just ignore it. It is proper to ignore Stay-at-Home 2.0″ because it does NOTHING to keep anyone safer from Coronavirus, AND it continues to hobble the New Hampshire economy. And … MOST IMPORTANTLY … Read more
Don’t behave as I demand: Doc threatens Idaho Rep and his family
Wow, just wow. Just like here in NH, Idaho has skewed rates of infection: urban vs rural. So, there are folks wanting those more rural areas to be freed up as they aren’t under the gun like Boise. However Dr. Robert Burnett feels that for this advocacy, they should be denied medical assistance. Not only … Read more
DISQUS Doodlings – No, bartering never left the economic scene
Will the pandemic bring back bartering? The short and to the point answer is: it never went away. Our economic systems started with it and it has continued to this day: two people eyeing what the other person has, figuring out the relative values of each thing, and then trying to do a swap of “equal” value.
Quick (and late) Thought: Trump was wrong in this
Trump On Ordering States To Reopen For Business: The Authority Of The President Of The United States Is “Total” REPORTER: In regard to some of your tweets earlier today, what provision in the Constitution gives the president the power to open or close state economies? TRUMP: "Numerous — numerous provisions. We can give you a … Read more
Notable Quote – Goerge Will
The Declaration is not just chronologically prior to the Constitution, it is logically prior. As Timothy Sandefur writes, the Declaration “sets the framework for reading” the Constitution, so it is the Constitution’s “conscience”: By the terms with which the Declaration articulates the Constitution’s purpose – the purpose is to “secure” unalienable rights – the Declaration intimates … Read more
FDA Approves Emergency Use of Remdesivir
While the majority of people who get Wuhan Flu will be asymptomatic or only have mild symptoms, those who do go full-blown-flu need treatments. Hydroxychloroquine was an early (political football) treatment that the FDA approved. They have just approved another.
The Baby Clothes Checklist: Everything You’ll Need For The New Arrival
If you are soon to be expecting, then you’ll be creating a list of everything you’ll soon be needing, from baby strollers to diapers. Clothing is one thing that you may need to put some thought into as buying clothes clothes from Shien for a new-born can be surprisingly overwhelming – there are so many … Read more
Our Dress Rehearsal for a Police State
By Dennis Prager, writing on Town Hall
All my life, I have dismissed paranoids on the right (“America is headed to communism”) and the left (“It can happen here” — referring to fascism). It’s not that I’ve ever believed liberty was guaranteed. Being familiar with history and a pessimist regarding the human condition, I never believed that.
But the ease with which police state tactics have been employed and the equal ease with which most Americans have accepted them have been breathtaking.
People will argue that a temporary police state has been justified because of the allegedly unique threat to life posed by the new coronavirus. I do not believe the data will bear that out. Regardless, let us at least agree that we are closer to a police state than ever in American history.
Massachusetts Orders Everyone to Wear Masks in Public
Yesterday Governor Sununu gave New Hampshire a sliver of hope. Not much but some. A loosening of the shackles. But to our south, Gov. Charlie Baker has done the opposite. He has just ordered everyone to wear masks in public.
Tara Reade Road to Damascus Moment – Media Bias isn’t just Some Republican Talking Point
Biden Sexual assault accuser Tara Reade is having a moment. Well, several. But this one is a big one. A scales from the eyes, Road to Damascus moment. She has discovered that media bias is not just some Republican talking point.
We have the Video of the Urgent Care Doctors Big Digital Censored (Plus New Video)
On April 26th Rick posted a video from two urgent care doctors in California sharing their observations and data showing that the response to COVID-19 is worse than the virus. Facebook pulls it down wherever they find it. YouTube has blocked it. We have it.
So, how far down Despot Lane have State Governors gone – Anecdotes, Part 1
Almost as soon as they started to bubble up I’ve been trying to keep all the links portraying how roughshod various Governors have gotten and overstepping their bounds with ignoring Constitutional Values and precepts and, perhaps, what their reactions have been. Trust me, there are a TON of them so it’s going to take a … Read more