Category: Politics

According to Gallup, the reason why Americans dislike the federal government isn’t that it’s ‘too big’ or ‘spends too much money’ or any of the other excuses but is instead that, Americans think that Congress is corrupt and not focused on the interests of the people.

Ideas play a profound role in shaping society. How those ideas are transmitted has changed dramatically over time but, there is one phenomenon that may be particularly useful in the battle of ideas: online memes.

In just the last week, three states have moved measures forward that chip away at the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money by facilitating and encouraging the use of gold and silver.

Thomas Jefferson’s question is particularly poignant as the U.S. government continues to run up the national debt. It currently stands at nearly $20 trillion and growing. In all likelihood, our great, great, great grandchildren will still be burdened by this debt.

Why does the US need a huge national police force at all? Can’t state police forces do just as well? The FBI continues to assert never-proven claims that bigger governments are better at law enforcement than smaller ones. If the FBI were abolished, and the sum were divided up into 50 even portions for the states, each state would receive $174 million dollars.