Government
A Raging Bull
by Michael Maharrey Late one evening, a DEA agent shows up on at the doorstep of a farmhouse in south central Kentucky. He pounds on the door impatiently, waits about 15 seconds and pounds again. Growing more agitated, he shakes the screen door, turns in a circle and...
Society is a Blessing, Government an Evil
EDITOR’S NOTE: On January 10th, 1776 Thomas Paine published “the most popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary eraâ€, Common Sense. In this short pamphlet Paine outlined what would become the cornerstone and supreme argument for individual rights and...
A Tenther’s Perspective of WikiLeaks
by Roger Prather As I’ve grown older, learned more, and experience takes a toll on my philosophy, I have come to trust government less and less. I’m distrustful of all government, but particularly, I’m distrustful of the federal government of the United States...
Sorry fed, you got nuttin’
by Michael Maharrey In and of itself, the federal government possesses no power. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Most Americans will read my opening statement with raised eyebrows. Some will immediately dismiss it with a shrug, figuring the author some kind of nutcase. Others will...