Explaining the zero-sum game that American politics has devolved into using a little bit of ‘80s pop culture.
The Progress of Leviathan
Trumpism is simply the inevitable result of a century-long expansion of federal authority and the centralizing of power in the US Presidency.
Faithless Electors are Dead, Long Live the Electoral College
In what some are calling a blow to the electoral college, the decision in Chiafolo v. Washington actually strengthens state sovereignty, the core of why we have an electoral college.
Link: What Are Constitutional Values?
The US Constitution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. There are strong ideological and philosophical underpinnings behind its provisions and framework.
Bearing Arms and Natural Rights
The right to bear arms is unalienable because it is an extension of a right that existed before government was ever conceived.
The Constitution Is A Philosophy, Not A Document
Denying the value of enlightenment era classical liberalism in our founding is historical revisionism.
A Quick Note on Political “Science”
I’ve long preferred the term political philosophy over political science because there’s a necessary human element to what should be considered good governance.
Episode 4 – #ExGOP
Full transcript of the episode and link for direct download – Justin discusses his decision to leave the GOP in detail while also discussing Trump’s impeachment, the state of the Republican Party, and also briefly addresses the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
The Right To Bear Arms and Regressive Progressivism
Securing and enumerating the individual right to own and bear the means of self-defense in the US Constitution was momentous and revolutionary. Infringing on that right would constitute the winding of the clock back to a time when such rights were denied by despotic and autocratic governments.
#NeverBernie
With victory in Nevada, Senator Bernie Sanders has solidified his place as the Democratic frontrunner and likely sets Democrats on a path to repeat the 2016 Republican story. I will not be part of that story.