Give a Man a Fish

Pope Francis set the political blogosphere afire with words that apparently condemn capitalism and free markets in a recently released manifesto. Much has been written by many about this, so much so that I felt uneasy pulling quotes of the manifesto from the press or...

Your Laziness Does Not Trump My Liberty

The abdication of personal responsibility has reached such epidemic levels that people simply cannot imagine a situation where some government agency isn’t keeping an eye on everything they are exposed to or interact with on any given day. Just contemplate. You...

Three “F” Words

Consider three “F” words in common vernacular. One, four letters long, is an old English word used as an expletive. Another, six letters long and often shortened to three, is understood as a slur against gays or behavior associated with them. The third,...

One in Ten

If you spend any time reading politics on the internet, you’re bound to come across demonstrations of stupidity so breathtaking in their magnitude that you lose hope for humanity. The sad realization is that these people can and do vote just as you do, and their...

Thoughts on the ObamaCare Rollout

Reading the WSJ editorial on ObamaCare today, it occurred to me that we may very well be bearing witness to the most epic crash-and-burn of big government politics in this nation’s history. Many have been warning that a government takeover of 1/7th of the...