Maybe it was because I’d seen Steve’s post in the morning, but today I had one of those Aha! moments where something that never seemed to make sense suddenly did. And it happened while I was playing Zombie with my grandkids at Homeschool Gym.
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Sign of the Apocalypse – Is Chelsea Clinton Being Groomed for a Run at Congress?
Yes, Chelsea Clinton is rumored for a congressional seat she can’t lose (if there’s no primary). But does anyone want another Clinton in government?
More Reasons Why CO2 Isn’t Causing Climate Change and Government Can’t ‘Fix It’
We should pity the floundering liberals who blindly worship the cult of their god-king state. The entity that devours natural rights in exchange for a promise. That if you give it money and power, it can move the earth and save humanity.
“Using ‘adequacy funds’ to buy adequacy” – a sequel
OK, tag teaming off of Ian’s post on why why we aren’t paying for “verifying achievement” instead of “verifying attendance” here because of a question of from a LONG time reader who worked with me for over a decade at my former employer (Epicor). Here was his email on Ian’s post and, of course, my … Read more
Beto O’Rouke – Govt WILL mandate what your belief is. HE will decide what you believe in – not your Scriptures.
“Laws have to be backed up with resources and political will. And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed.” -Hillary Clinton. Robert Francis (culture appropriator of “Beto”) O’Rourke certainly agrees. He’s like a swinging machine gun with Progressive “bullets of infringements” as he struggles for any kind of foot hold … Read more
Husbandry of the people, by the people, for the people
I once heard Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller) say that he had learned from experience that if you enter into a contract with someone thinking that you’ll be able to use that contract to make him do something he doesn’t want to do, you’re setting yourself up for failure.
Looking for Loopholes… Politicians and Big Pharma
Gene Fowler went to visit W. C. Fields shortly before his death. Upon arriving he found his ailing crony sitting in the garden reading the Holy Bible. What are you doing Fowler asks? “I’m looking for loopholes,” Fields responds… Looking for loopholes. Politicians on drugs One of the issues in Senate races this election cycle … Read more
Wealth the Accumulation of the Results of Labor
Wealth is not some mystical entity which either government or birthright endows. It isn’t something that the “haves” enjoy by depriving the “have nots” of their fair share. Wealth represents the accumulation of the results of labor.
Report: Electric Vehicles Producing More CO2 than Gas Powered Transportation
A new report on transportation and infrastructure has revealed an issue we’ve covered in the past. Electric vehicles (EV) can have a larger carbon footprint than those with traditional gasoline engines.
Price Controls Are Bad…
For Socialized Drugs Just Get in Line… We all like lower prices. But how we get them does matter. Advocating for government control of prices and wages might not be such a good idea. Implementing wage and price controls is turning our economy over to the government. Socialist style price controls on medicine is bad … Read more
Morality is a Function of Religion Not Government
Planned Parenthood (PP) recently made a withdrawal from the Title X family planning program announcement. The decision comes as a result of a regulatory change. The regulatory change requires separation of the abortion business from other health care service businesses in order to retain federal funding. The benefit Choosing abortion over taxpayer funding pretty much … Read more
Notable Quote – George Will and Prof. Don Boudreaux
Modernity’s gift has been the ability and determination to sharply delineate private and public spheres, with the private being the zone of individual sovereignty. It is the realm of the household, the family, and the work that sustains both. This is the basis of the proposition that the Constitution of the first consciously modern nation, … Read more
The Religion of Government
Does it ever feel to you like everything not prohibited is required? The average American declares he is a free man, but is that declaration now more pretense than reality? Can we be free in a place where more and more is of, for and by the state? In a place where virtually nothing is outside … Read more
Shaheen Announces Legislation to Address Addiction, Sadly Not Related to Her Own
Is it ironic that a professional tax and spend politician has announced a plan to redistribute another $63 Billion to combat a problem that only exists because of a Democrat President and her sycophantic support of his priorities?
Notable Quote – George Will
It is, however, an iron law: The more government does to influence the flow of money, the more money will be spent to influence elections. -George Will ( The Conservative Sensibility) (H/T: Cafe Hayek) I’ve been saying a similar thing for years – when the stakes of holding the levers of Power go up, more money … Read more
The Left is No Longer Hiding from the Tyranny of Their Worldview – They are Preaching It.
Frederica Wilson (D – Big Shiny Hats) is convinced the government should silence and prosecute people who criticize members of Congress. I can only assume that means she supports extra-judicial silencing of the same.
Think Tank: Please Don’t Help Me
BusinessNH Magazine is a pretty left-leaning publication. In its April edition, it included a piece titled Strengthening NH’s Economy. It was included in a section called THINK TANK. Let me observe there are better ideas to be found in the average truck stop restroom. After completing the article, my urge was to respond. The author … Read more
Democrat- Socialism: The One Thing “to which we all belong” or Else!
I picked up Albert Jay Nock’s Our Enemy, the State (again). What a great read. Every page is loaded with things to consider. Challenges to the political orthodoxy of any day. With moments of brilliance that define not just the State but our relationship to it.
Our Nation Was Founded to Protect Our Rights From People Like Democrat Douglas Ley
Like most Democrats, Representative Doug Ley thinks Government exists to protect us from ourselves or others. “Waiting periods can and do save lives by preventing impulsive acts of violence and suicide,” House Majority Leader Doug Ley said at a press conference after signing the bill. “Our most important job as legislators is to protect and … Read more
Channeling Thomas Sowell
Discipline and accountability Some years ago Thomas Sowell wrote an article about the utility of discipline and accountability. Come, let’s try to channel a bit of Thomas Sowell. Giving black students in the 1960’s inflated grades when they were admitted with low academic qualifications avoided lots of time wasting hassles for the instructor. Those hassles … Read more