Category: Politics

If you listen to the media, we live in the most polarized time since the Civil War. America has sorted into 2 mutual exclusive groups: Democrats & Republicans or liberals & conservatives. And, we agree on absolutely nothing. Without a common culture, the United States is rapidly descending into a war against all and may God have mercy on our souls. Well, not exactly. Americans actually agree with each other on many, if not, most fundamental questions. The polarization that we hear about all the time is largely restricted to political activists and media elites who mistake their own extreme views for the voice of the people. In reality, voters are not more extreme or polarized than in the past. Rather, it is the political parties that have pushed out to the far right and far left and they’re nominating candidates that represent fewer and fewer Americans.

The House voted in favor of S139 reauthorizing FISA surveillance upon Americans in non-terrorist cases with unlimited, unfettered access in complete contradiction to the terms established by the 4th Amendment.

The federal government doesn’t have the personnel and resources to enforce federal marijuana laws in states where cannabis is legal – no matter what Jeff Sessions wants.

The Masterpiece Cakeshop case forces us to ask just how far we want anti-discrimination laws to go.

The Fraser Institute ranks countries based on economic freedom. In 2010, the US fell out of the top 10. We’re now 11th!