Category Archives: Politics
On Constitution Day, Don’t Forget Jury Rights
We celebrate Constitution Day on September 17 but, let’s reflect on the significance of jury rights and the role they play in the defense of liberty.
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What Do We Mean By “States’ Rights?”
It’s true…states don’t have rights. So, what do we mean by that term?
Read moreCan Americans Resist the Siren Song of “Free” Stuff?
As consumers, people are skeptical. We know that everyone selling anything is probably telling a lie of some kind, or at least stretching the truth to its legal limit. But as voters, our healthy skepticism seems to go right out the window. When politicians promise all sorts of “free” things, it doesn’t occur to many of us that those things can’t possibly be free. It doesn’t occur to us that, like businesses seeking our dollars, politicians will tell us whatever it takes to get hold of our votes.
Read moreGun Grabbers Admit Feds Can’t Enforce Laws Without State and Local Support
If a federal gun law is on the books, why are gun lobbyists pushing for a state law? Because the federal government needs state and local support to enforce gun laws and the anti-gun lobby knows it.
Read moreBlind Partisanship is Toxic
Partisanship is one of the illnesses plaguing the U.S. body politic. We see this every election cycle as millions of voters cast straight-ticket ballots for candidates just because of the capital letter before their name. Voting records will be ignored. Rationalizations and excuses will be made. Bromides on how we must accept the “lesser of two evils” will be shoved down our throats. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Read moreDecentralization Is The Solution To The Government Shutdown Problem
The partial shutdown with the federal government has helped, perhaps more than any other recent political event, to illustrate some of the biggest problems that come with centralizing an ever-larger number of government activities within a single, centralized institution.
Read moreThe Constitutionality of A Presidential State of Emergency
When people ask questions like “Can the president do…?” “Can the House, Senate, or Supreme Court do…?” the first sources that must be consulted are the Constitution and the people who drafted it. If the Constitution provides no authority for the activity, then the power does not Constitutionally reside in the hands the federal government. So more to the root of the question being asked, “Does the Constitution enumerate a power to the President to declare a state of emergency?”
Read moreTrumpCare Would Be Unconstitutional Too
The whole Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. It always has been. The constitutional problem with ObamaCare isn’t something specific to ObamaCare. The problem with it is that the federal government has no constitutional authority to run the country’s healthcare system. This fact doesn’t change no matter what plan is put forward or who is in the Oval Office.
Read moreThe War Against Globalism
Belgium has joined the list of countries that are rebelling against their elected leadership. The unrest witnessed in a number of places is focused on some specific demands but it represents much broader anger. What has been occurring in Belgium, France, with Brexit in Britain, in the recent election in Italy, and also in the warnings coming from Eastern Europe about immigration and European Union community economic policies are driven by the same concerns that operated in America. Government itself is becoming the enemy.
Read moreCBD Has Gone Mainstream Despite Federal Prohibition
Everywhere you turn, you find CBD products sold right out in the open just like any other commercial product. There’s just one difference. It’s all illegal. At least according to the federal government. The feds categorize CBD products (other than Epidiolex) as a Schedule 1 drug. This means, to the Feds, CBD has the same legal status as heroin. And yet you can buy it pretty much everywhere. Why? Because state actions have effectively nullified cannabis prohibition in the U.S.
Read moreThe White House Press Pass Has Nothing To Do With The First Amendment
CNN reporter Jim Acosta was barred after an argument with Donald Trump in the press room. But, does that constitute a violation of the First Amendment?
Read moreJudge Napolitano: Kavanaugh is an Enemy of the 4th Amendment [VIDEO]
During a talk on how the courts disregard natural law in America, Judge Andrew Napolitano looked at some troubling moments in Judge Kavanaugh’s legal career.
Read moreVetting Kavanaugh According To The Constitution
When Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the supreme Court, he did what is likely the most important act a president of these United States can possibly do, constitutionally speaking. Now that Kavanaugh’s vetting process has begun, it is time for the American people to be reminded of a few of the essential duties of a Supreme Court justice and the principles that ought to govern those who occupy that bench.
Read moreWhat Would Happen If Government Didn’t Handle That?
If the burden of proving its effectiveness was put on government, rather than liberty, vanishingly little of government would survive, but more market miracles would occur.
Read moreThe Supreme Court Is Much Too Powerful
We live in a country where five people on a court decide what the law is for 320 million people. And for some reason, many people think this is entirely normal. If it makes sense for a small handful of people to decide law for the entire country, why even bother with a House of Representatives? Or, even the Senate?
Read moreCan Political Freedom Exist Without Virtue? America’s Founders Didn’t Think So.
What so inextricably binds virtue to liberty?
Read moreWhy Does the Federal Debt Even Matter? David Stockman Explains (Audio)
The national debt. We hear the term all the time and how it continually keeps going up. But, is this something to be concerned about? Does it really affect you and I in our daily lives? You bet it does!! David Stockman explains how the national debt affects us.
Read moreReality Check: The Fight For Alfie [VIDEO]
His name was Alfie Evans, a 24 month old baby who died in the UK on Saturday. Though his life was mercilessly short, Alfie was at the center of a heart-wrenching debate over who should have the final authority over a child’s medical care, the parents, or the state, and at what point does medical care cross the line into medical kidnapping. Did that happen here? Ben Swann gives it a Reality Check you won’t get anywhere else.
Read moreAlmost 2/3 Of Americans Have Given Up On Political Parties, Citing Corruption In Government
Disillusioned by the promises of politicians and convinced that the entire political system is irreparably corrupt, many Americans will be staying out of the voting booth for the 2018 elections…
Read moreHow To Debate Without Losing Your Cool
Debating is hard but, throw politics into the mix and it can become downright vicious. But, it doesn’t have to be. Here are a few things to keep in mind the next time the discussion turns political.
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