Bug-Nuts and Bat-Shit

by | Oct 11, 2019 | Election, Opinion, Politics

Or… Why the Democrats Need to Impeach Trump Excluding a smattering of anarchists who live in their parents’ basements, there’s pretty broad agreement that a core government function is the protection of individuals’ rights. Among the most basic...

Rules For Rules

by | Oct 9, 2019 | Guns, Opinion, Politics

Consider this oddity. In New York, if you purchase one bagel at a bagel store, it is not subject to sales tax… provided you purchase it intact. A bagel with cream cheese, or butter, or even simply sliced in half is subject to sales tax. Why is this? Because an...

Dumping Due Process

by | Oct 9, 2019 | Culture, Election, Opinion, Politics

An interesting thing happened yesterday. Donald Trump’s lawyers made a point. Yes, I went for the cheap laugh, but it’s not the point in the context of the impeachment circus, but the broader illumination that point sheds on a very troubling aspect of the...

This I Believe

by | Oct 8, 2019 | Opinion, Politics

My local NPR affiliate regularly asks its listeners to contribute, and read aloud on the air, an essay on the theme “This I Believe.” Coming from NPR, you can imagine which kinds of beliefs they might choose to implicitly endorse with their megaphone, and...

Language Thieves

by | Oct 8, 2019 | Economics, Guns, Opinion, Politics, Taxation

Today I’m going to take issue with two phrases from contemporary political discourse: “wealth redistribution” and “gun buybacks.” Both are popular ideas on the Left, and both carry the same insidious deceit, one that is both wrong on its...