Rethinking Big Government

Rethinking Big Government

by | Dec 2, 2013 | Books

The word “big” gets thrown around a lot in American politics.  People endlessly rail against “big government” programs while advocating in favor of smaller government which would purportedly give us more freedom and prosperity.  But do the...
Esquire Whiffs Again

Esquire Whiffs Again

by | Nov 15, 2013 | Media, Nullification, The Opposition

You have to give Esquire’s Charles P. Pierce credit.  He’s consistent. He’s also wrong.  Conspicuously, unrepentantly wrong.  But at least he’s consistent. We first encountered (and refuted) Pierce a couple of months ago when he blasted the...
Governor Kasich Loves Obamacare

Governor Kasich Loves Obamacare

by | Oct 23, 2013 | Uncategorized

You have to love Ohio politicians.  Some of them are the only people on earth unprincipled enough to make Massachusetts politicians blush. Now it appears that John Kasich, Ohio’s Republican governor, was lying through his teeth when he ran for office on a platform of...

A Lesson from the “Shutdown”

by | Oct 10, 2013 | Federal Funding, Federal Power

We have entered week two of the federal government’s “shutdown” and, amazingly, Americans are still hanging in there.  This is a fact that has chagrined federal politicians to no end.  In an effort to convince us all that we really need our...