Bootstrapping Authority

Socialized medicine advocates argue their case from angles both moral and practical. Their moral case, that civilized societies take care of their weak and needy, suffers from two major flaws: it conflates “society,” i.e. you and me and that which we do...

Perfect Intent Or Imperfect Results?

A couple months back, actor/producer Mark Ruffalo, a champion of liberal and social justice politics, caught a mountain of grief for a social justice “transgression.” His crime? Casting a cisgender actor as a transgender character. One might understand if...

Steroid Crimes and Misdemeanors

As will increasingly be a question: the great baseball players whose careers coincided with the peak of the steroid era are being considered for admission into the Hall of Fame. Are they worthy? Like any debate on ethics, the answers are clear to child’s logic...

Gun Rights Lesson #488 – Mass Shootings

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “If carrying guns is such a good idea, why haven’t any mass shootings been stopped by gun carriers?” They have. That you may not have...