Franchise Fascism

by | Aug 11, 2016 | Economics

Thump, thump, thump. That’s the sound of yet another nail being driven into the coffin of economic liberty in America. It joins countless others, further entombing a liberty that, once gone entirely, will turn our other rights into relics. This particular nail...

The House Gets Its Vig

by | Aug 4, 2016 | Culture, Economics, Politics, Taxation

This morning’s news includes a report that fantasy sports gambling is now legal in the state. This brings the number of states where one can play on-line fantasy sports, which for football alone is a market estimated at $70 billion, to forty. Fans of fantasy...

3D Follies

by | Jul 31, 2016 | Guns

While the majority of the country has moved in a pro-gun-rights direction (41 states have Right-to-Carry/Shall-Issue laws or better, 11 of those have Constitutional Carry laws of some form), a handful of states have chosen to buck the tide and enact more restrictive...
Hey Bernie Fans!

Hey Bernie Fans!

by | Jul 24, 2016 | Election, Politics

Hey Bernie fans! Still thinking about being loyal to “your party?” “Your party” actively worked against your candidate. “Your party” conspired with reporters to slant coverage against him. “Your party” sought to use...
Clinton, Kaine and Caine

Clinton, Kaine and Caine

by | Jul 23, 2016 | Election, Politics

Hillary Clinton’s announcement of Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate caused one of those silly bits of random association that bubbles up from the depths of my brain from time to time. I flashed back to Kwai Chang Caine, the character of the 1970s...