by Mike Maharrey | Nov 14, 2018 | Media, Nullification
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve had the opportunity to take apart a mainstream news report on nullification. You probably won’t be surprised when I tell you that after all of these years, reporters are still stupid on the issue. In truth, we... 
by Mike Maharrey | Nov 7, 2018 | Ballot Measures, Current Events, Elections, Nullification, Strategy
As I pick through the rubble on another post-election Wednesday, I can’t quite figure out who the real winners and losers were in D.C. The Democrats took the U.S. House, but the Republicans managed to strengthen their hold on to the Senate. The Blue Wave was... 
by Mike Maharrey | Jun 30, 2018 | Hemp, State Bills
Even with the liberalization of the law in 2014, the federal government still prohibits industrial hemp production for commercial purposes. But this hasn’t stopped more than a dozen states from developing commercial hemp markets anyway. They’ve simply ignored the... 
by Mike Maharrey | Jun 7, 2018 | Federal Reserve, State Bills
The Texas Bullion Depository officially opened for business this week. The creation of the facility represents a power-shift away from the federal government, and sets the foundation to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. In June 2015, Gov. Greg... 
by Mike Maharrey | Jun 4, 2018 | Current Events, FDA, State Bills
On May 30, Pres. Donald Trump signed a federal Right to Try Act into law. The new law will allow terminally ill patients to access investigational treatments that have not received final FDA approval. During the signing ceremony, Trump said, “With the... 
by Mike Maharrey | May 31, 2018 | Local, Surveillance
The Edward Snowden revelations shined a spotlight on the NSA and stirred up widespread outrage over warrantless surveillance. But Congress did nothing. In fact, it has extended surveillance “authority” and given federal agencies even more leeway to spy on...