Someone who points fingers in a crisis is hardly a shining example of leadership.
Amash 2020 – Yes, This IS Actually Me Being Prudential
Choosing to support Justin Amash, especially as a candidate for the Libertarian Party, involves more compromises on my part than some might think.
Populist Nationalism Can’t Just Be Voted Away
Trumpism, not Trump, has always been the real problem. A political strategy of just beating Trump in any way and at any cost is insufficient to the broader dynamics of the political moment.
He’s Still #TrumpFirst
Donald Trump, the reality TV President, continues to demonstrate day-by-day that he’s anything but #AmericaFirst.
#PrinciplesNow #LibertyFirst
In the times that try men’s souls, our duty is to hold the flame of liberty all the higher and trust to the strength of what we stand for.
Link: Marx vs. Jefferson
Our political conflict can often be boiled down to the stark differences in how Karl Marx and Thomas Jefferson viewed history and their different beliefs about the role of government in crafting the future.
The Left-Right Political Spectrum Doesn’t Actually Exist
Okay, okay. There’s definitely a political left and a political right. But that political dichotomy exists within a broader and far more nuanced political spectrum.
Link: Federalism and Crisis Government
We must hold sacred the finely tuned checks and balances of federalism. The rights and liberties we are afforded in this country are only as strong as the form of government we have in place that protects those rights and liberties.
Brown Bess: The AR-15 of 1776
Yes, there were effective, efficient, and deadly military-specific weapons at the time the 2nd Amendment was written. In fact, the wars of the 18th century saw newer and more deadly weapons and tactics utilized in a way that created whole new schools of military doctrine.
Is the Lesser of Two Evils Principle About Actual Evils?
Shall we discuss the lesser of two evils principle yet again? Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more!