Gun Rights Lesson #378 – Muskets

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “The Second Amendment only protects muskets!” Yes, indeedy. The right to keep and bear muskets shall not be infringed. Aside from the fact that...

Clinton’s Donors

The phrase “20/20 hindsight” is often used in a derogatory fashion to call out those who claim better insight into a matter simply because they get to view it after-the-fact. Sometimes, however, it takes retrospective clarity to open our eyes to something...

A Libertarian’s Appeal To Distraught Democrats

I feel your pain. You came to this with what you thought were the best intentions, but you didn’t get what you wanted (I never get what I want). Now, you’re talking about moving to Canada or Spain, or seceding from the Union to live in the world’s sixth largest...

Weaponizing Religion

Consider the opening clause from a comment I recently found while perambulating around the Internet. It’s all fun and games until the religious zealot removes your freedoms Taken cold, it could be seen as having been written by a liberal bemoaning the...

Gun Rights Lesson #704 – Saving One Child

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “Children die from guns in households! If we can save one child’s life by banning guns, we should do it!” I find the “one...