What Happened to the Land of the Free?
America once was unique in all the history of the world. Its essence was having an abundance of something rarely found in other countries: freedom from government.
What is a Right?
Andrew Napolitano: “Charity comes from your own heart, not from the government spending your money. When we pay our taxes to the government and it gives that money away, that’s not charity, that’s welfare.”
Decentralization: For Humanity’s Sake
Studying the rise and decline of empires has long been instructive for Americans, and for decades, historians, philosophers, economists, diplomats, statesmen, and others have warned against the American Empire.
Obama’s Fake “Spending Freeze”
If government would stick only to what it was authorized to do, and leave the rest to the people, most of our economic problems would resolve themselves.
Can the Government Keep Us Safe?
What is the value of being safe if we are not free? Did our forefathers flee the kings and despots of Europe and come here to be safe? Did Patrick Henry say “Give me safety or give me death?â€
Bread And Circuses: America’s Insatiable Desire for Socialism
Americans want socialism. And Americans are getting socialism as quickly as Washington can deliver it.
The Great Lie of the Nanny State: Government Works
Those who seek the protective hand of big brother pay a high price as they trust their quality of life to a largely self serving group of legislators. If the goal is a better quality of life, the solution is simple: more responsibility and less government involvement.
The Conservative vs Liberal Tail Chase
The state of politics in America is little different than that which the early Americans experienced in their time. The system is so ill-defined, chaotic and confusing. The smell of corruption is behind almost every politician’s door.
Homeland Security or Homeland Enslavement?
For the last 8 years, the American people have been told they must sacrifice certain liberties in order that the federal government might protect them. And for the most part, the American people have been happy to accommodate this incessant intrusion into their personal liberties.
Big Government Solutions Don’t Work
Ron Paul: “A limited, constitutional government would not tempt special interests to buy the politicians who wield power.”
The Welfare State Corrupts Absolutely
Let’s begin at the beginning. Medical care is not a free good found in nature. Of course, no one really thinks it is. But that doesn’t keep most people from wanting to pretend otherwise, and the current institutional setting makes that possible.
DC Politicians: Thugs in Suits
Before this week, I had never heard Senator Charles Grassley speak – on anything. In the last few days, though, I’ve been sent a number of emails about him being a “strong 10th Amendment supporter.†Skeptical of any Senator in DC actually supporting the Constitution in a meaningful way…
Reclaiming The Power in the People
Power is increasingly being centralized in the federal government—at the expense of individuals and their voluntary associations — with the creation of multi-billion or trillion dollar new programs, massive bureaucracies and breathtaking income redistribution nowhere authorized in the Constitution.
Elites and Tyranny
Few Americans have the stomach or ruthlessness to do what is necessary to make their governmental wishes come true. They are willing to abandon constitutional principles and rule of law so that the nation’s elite, who believe they are morally and intellectually superior to the rest of us, can have the tools to implement “social justice.”
The Federal Government is NOT the United States
Despite being an absolute desecration of the founder’s concept of ‘United States’, the ‘Omnipotent Centralized State’ has become zeitgeist through our words, our patriotic displays and our teachings.
The Need for Greater Transparency
A naive person who did not maintain a healthy sense of skepticism would quickly adopt the point of view that almost all elements of government are terribly underfunded and much good would be accomplished with higher taxes and more debt spending.
Federal vs State government
After decades of broken promises, many Americans have realized that whichever party is in office, the more power held by federal officials, the less control the people have over their own lives, and the more arrogant and dangerous those far off federal officials will becom
Stealth Expansion of Government Power
We’re experiencing a fundamental shift in national priorities – in the form of a rapid and pervasive expansion of government power over the private sector of the economy.
Towards a Smaller and More Effective Government
In order to qualify for federal dollars, states frequently have to pass laws that expand their reach and authority. And they often need to continue to pay for new programs after federal funding is phased out. Short run money that appeared “free” often ends up becoming a long run obligation to state taxpayers in the end.
REAL ID by Any Other Name Stinks As Bad
Just as they did with REAL ID, the Feds insist that PASS ID is not a national ID – oh, my, no. So what if every American has a uniform card that he must constantly show to government’s goons? That’s not a national ID, you silly citizen, you!
PASS ID: National ID v3.0?
Regardless of whether you felt REAL ID represented critical improvements in security standards or a federal government ID system outsourced upon the states, Secretary Napolitano recently affirmed that, at least by name, that Title II of the Act was dead
Obama’s Imperial Decree: Target Oklahoma
The Obama Administration has been employing an old tactic lately – what some might call an imperial threat – and they’re not doing it overseas, either.
Robin Hood Run Amok
Writes Ron Paul: “When government supercedes its very limited constitutional role, it cannot help but advance the moral agenda of whoever is in power at the time, at the expense of the rights of others.”
