Why Aren’t Liberals Embracing Federalism?

by | Nov 14, 2013 | Politics

The overwhelming victory of Bill DeBlasio in NYC’s mayoral race is being hailed (or decried, depending on your political beliefs) as the ushering in of a new era of liberalism in NY City. DeBlasio has already indicated some of what he intends to do, including...

The Theory is Good, the Implementation Failed

by | Nov 13, 2013 | Politics

As ObamaCare continues to train-wreck, I expect we will hear, nestled in among the litany and cacophony of excuses, misinformation, lies, historical revisions and assurances of future success the eternal excuse of statists – that the theory is good but the...

Musings on Communism and Human Nature

by | Nov 12, 2013 | Culture, Politics

One of the Facebook pages I follow posted the sarcastic statement “I just wish someone had already tried communism to see if it really works.” I knew immediately, before even reading the comments, that there would be at least one twit who’d come...

Sin Taxes and the Black Market

by | Nov 8, 2013 | Drug Policy, Taxation

The nation is moving, in fits and starts, baby steps and backslides, towards legalizing marijuana. Why pot became illegal and has remained so for 75 years is a head-shaking and toe-curling story that few are aware of, a story full of lies, hysteria, ignorance and...