If a candidate for elective office agrees to a pledge not to raise taxes, it seems all he has done is make a promise. It is not the same as when he takes office and then pledges to uphold the constitution or the state laws or some such. Nonetheless, Grover Norquist has made a name […]
Merry Christmas! But can you say it on public property? Perhaps, perhaps not. Take the Holiday Tree of Rhode Island. Notice, it is not a Christmas tree. The governor, in his politically correct acting way, says it must be a Holiday Tree. Let us insult no one but the Christians he says. He ignores the […]
In thinking about politics and economics, one is considering how particular aspects of our society should function. Economics is basically the study of how society provisions its members (for an in depth description see Robert Heilbronner – “Behind the Veil of Economics”). Politics, on the other hand, is how the people combine to use power […]
What is a Fiscal Cliff? It is a term used by those who would scare the people, to convince them something dire is about to happen. Unless, of course, Congress and the President do what they should to avert it. Where is the news? The news will be if Congress and the President, a President […]
Amendment 18 to the US Constitution was ratified in 1919: liquor was prohibited in the United States. In 1933, only 14 years later, Amendment 18 was repealed by the 21st amendment to the US Constitution. Why? Because of the violence? Because of the cost to society? Because of the death? Fast forward to 2012. Almost […]
I was commenting to my wife the other day about how one lives through history one day at a time, while the historians condense it in books. For instance, we are already four years into the Great Recession, which looks to be continuing into the next president’s term. We live each day with government becoming […]
Mayor Foxx told us Charlotte didn’t have enough money for sidewalks, but he doesn’t mind offering money to Jerry Richardson for stadium renovations. One can only suppose professional football is a basic responsibility of government and sidewalks are a perk. Else why would the Observer report this: “Foxx sent a letter to Panthers owner Jerry […]
Not so many years ago North Carolina housed the mentally ill in places exclusive to the mentally ill. Anything from mild cases to people needing sedation or restraint were housed much as prisoners, unable to leave because they were behind locked doors. For some – the advocates as they are known, those who work and […]
While enjoying the banter of a chat room the other day, I was encouraged to look up some information about how we ended up in the subprime recession/depression. In a word: Government. There are those who credit the banks, the lending institutions, and certainly they were complicit. But they began by doing what they are […]
A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. There are those who oppose guns in the hands of citizens and so they cite the recent tragedy in Aurora, Co., to support their cause. Yet this is […]
