Will They Listen?
Election day finally came and went. The final outcome of the Presidential contest appears to still be several days away, and perhaps weeks if we get into recounts and contested balloting, but at this juncture, it's more likely than not that Joe Biden will be taking...
Care Before Crisis
A common theme, in looking at America's galaxy of ills in the fall of 2020 is that we are moving from being a high trust society into a low trust one. Low trust societies have all sorts of problems, but they boil down to the fact that trust is a lubricant, and less...
That’s Rich
Much mockery has been made of young socialists in America decrying and denouncing capitalism using social media on their iPhones. Deservedly so - these youngsters routinely fail to realize that the reason their lives are so good, so easy, and so full of the free time...
Sending A Message
Election Day approacheth. In every iteration since, oh, about 1984, I've viewed its advent with a mix of resignation and detachment. Not apathy - I had and have a strong interest in who'll win and how the political landscape will change as a result, but I've long...
Principled Rejection
As I've noted ad nauseam on these pages, too many libertarians love, love, LOVE to denounce each other. More so, even, than their denouncement of non-libertarians of both the Left and the Right. It's shallow moral preening, virtue-signaling, attention-grabbing,...
Weighing Policies
"Mixed bag." A phrase I've used more times than I can count in reference to the Trump administration's policies and actions of these past four years. There are things to like, there are things to dislike, and there are things to hate, and that's wholly apart from his...
“Don’t Believe Them”
Being an Internet political warrior, I've accrued a number of virtual friends and acquaintances (a subset of whom I've had the pleasure of meeting 'IRL,' as the kids say). Among them are a sheaf of never-Trump conservatives who've declared support for and intent to...
Compromised Parties At War
I recently wrote of how our major political parties have become compromised by their cynical transactions, and how that state of compromise means that they both occupy the same solution space on many major areas of public policy. This includes militarism: there is...
RIP, Fourth Estate
A funny thing happened on the way to the election. The Press, the Fourth Estate, the Commentariat, the watchdogs who work to keep government honest, an element of a free society deemed so vital to its continued liberty, decided of its own volition to become a state...
A Taste of Things To Come
George Orwell wrote of a world run by unaccountable Ministries that told people the words to use and the thoughts to think, that controlled behavior, and punished dissent ruthlessly and mercilessly. "Orwellian" has entered our lexicon, and we find example after...
The Truth About Taxes
Joe Biden, if elected President, is going to raise taxes. Many (most?) people who plan to vote for him want him to do so. Of course, when they say "Joe's going to raise taxes," they really mean "Joe's not going to raise my taxes, he's going to take money from other...
The Drug War Killed Breonna Taylor
Once again, the nation is agonized over a police killing of a person of color. Once again, mistrust between the community and the police rile riots that rope in the innocent. This time, it is the case of Breonna Taylor, killed in a botched drug raid. Once again,...
America’s Compromised Parties
Consider the phrase, "to compromise." In politics, it's the grease that lubricates the axles of government, and it's something we probably need more of today. Consider a slight variation, "to be compromised." In politics, it's the corruption of the mission and the...
Where Are The Reforms?
Seven months ago today, Breonna Taylor was killed by police in a drug raid gone wrong. One hundred forty-one days ago today, George Floyd suffocated to death under a police officer's knee. The former was highlighted by the latter, and the latter spawned protests all...
OPM, Again and Again
It wasn't that long ago that one of the first things I'd hear out of committed liberals' mouths was their utter loathing of Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruling that affirmed that groups of individuals had the same speech rights as lone individuals. Or, in their...
Stinking Drunk With Power
Fans of a certain genre of music may recognize the title of this article from a Metallica song. It popped into my head as I read the Democrats' recent plans, threats, and promises. Some of these are born of the Republicans' plans to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated...
Politics and the Court
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away yesterday. May she rest in peace. You will see (and probably have seen) many such statements today and the next few days. These statements will be followed by a pause and an opinion on what should happen regarding...
Quelling Quackery
Critics of libertarianism often resort to absolutist arguments, such as "without government regulations and oversight, people will die because crooks, quacks, and charlatans will be free to kill them." I usually dismiss these protestations as a variant of Washington...
They Can Only Take It Once
I'm old enough to remember that Saturday mornings were cartoon time on the local television channels, and I certainly partook of my share. Interspersed among the Jonny Quest, Magilla Gorilla, Wacky Races, The Pink Panther, and countless others were tons of Looney...
Pax Trumpicana
Hot on the heels of two substantial foreign policy successes (between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and between Serbia and Kosovo), a member of the Norwegian Parliament has nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. If you were unaware of those bits of foreign...
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