The Power of Hate

For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee. – Captain Ahab An article from last summer, Ten Reasons Why I Am No Longer a Leftist, offers powerful indictment of what the modern Left has devolved into. The points made are strong, with three in particular...

Free Speech, But…

The terrorist attack on the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has produced an outpouring of support for freedom of the press. A meme of the pen is mightier than the sword has gone viral, both at rallies all over France and in the press. Sadly and...

The Defenestration of Principles

The recent release of a report on the CIA’s interrogation of suspected terrorists has brought quite a spectacle to the political blogosphere. The report, its obvious political purpose notwithstanding, has served a useful unintended purpose: it has exposed to the...

Hey GOP, What’s In It For Me?

With another Election Day rolling around, and a couple close Senate races already forecast to be affected by Libertarian Party (LP) candidates, some finger-waggers are already loosening their knuckles up in case a GOP candidate loses to a Democrat because (and under a...

The Real Isolationists

Isolationism. It’s a dirty word. It evokes images of a head in the sand. It suggests detachment from the outside world, from the reality of what’s going on elsewhere. It implies callousness, indifference, or even stupidity. It’s also a common attack...