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Soak the Rich, Hurt the Poor
With the Fiscal Cliff™ fast approaching — the one the U.S. government went over a long time ago — the kabuki in Washington and its media have largely ignored the effect tax increases will have on the...
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The Left Finally Courting ‘States’ Rights’
It’s been a long time coming, but some on the Left are starting to see that promoting “States’ Rights” is not an unequivocal endorsement of racial segregation and the policies of Bull Connor. The...
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City Bureaucrats are Slum Lords
Writes the Kansas City Star’s editorial board: Vacant, nuisance properties have become Kansas City’s latter-day plague, a kind of urban gangrene that can create a chronic downdraft in property values....
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A Mockery of the Bill of Rights
Cross-posted from the Tenth Amendment Center blog: If ever one needed a cogent example of why relying on the federal government to comply with the constitution and protect the liberties of the people...
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It’s a Deal!
Breitbart.com is reporting that an overnight bill passed in the Senate will cut $1 for every $41 raised in taxes. The new taxes aren’t supposed to hit anyone earning less $450,000 per year, however...
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150 Years of Lies
The “Emancipation proclamation” turned 150 today, and the news media is making a big deal out of it. President Obama was at a ceremony with the U.S. Postal Service, in which they unveiled a new...
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On Philanthropy and the Articles of Confederation
There was a short exchange between two readers of GoUpstate.com, a news outlet in Spartanburg, SC, over the topic of nullification. See here, here, and here. Two things struck me about the second...
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Are Left and Right in Agreement, in a Good Way?
I’ve been on somewhat of a nullification kick here lately, but remarkably, it’s been gaining some coverage in traditional news outlets, so it’s a good thing. Here’s a short piece on the Tenth Amendment...
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We Can’t Know the True Cost of Government
Kevin Yoder, who “represents” the geographic territory I reside in, was interviewed yesterday on a local news station about the “fiscal cliff.” He made a trite little comment about taxes and government...
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Who Else is to Blame?
I saw an obscene bumper sticker yesterday that read “Don’t blame me, I voted Republican.” Setting aside the GOP’s distinguished history of war, tariffs, central banking, cronyism, and many other evils,...
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‘A Massive Pile of Golden Skulls’
Practitioners of Warfare Statism, the virtual National Religion, are preparing to celebrate the centennial of World War I. That is to say they’re in search of a location to throw their party in...
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‘Congressional’ and other Definitions
From the Urban Dictionary: Congressional to act infantile and obstinate; to reject common sense in favor of self-interest regardless of consequences “My, you are sure acting congressional today. Shame...
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The Nickelback of Libertarianism
I mean Alex Jones, of course. He is to libertarianism what Nickelback is to rock music: loud, obnoxious, gets no respect from the hardcore guys, and yet is wildly popular. It seems Jones is the one...
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Enough with the Protectionism
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce is presenting a plan that would once again attempt to liberate grocers in the state to sell wine and hard liquor. The Chamber’s plan is to present a bill to the...
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‘Should’ve Had a Better Roommate’
No doubt, that would be the response former White House Press Secretary and Obama campaign advisor Robert Gibbs would have given if asked to comment on this must-read blog post from Will Grigg. For...
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How to Solve the Lion Problem
Tom Woods shared this interesting blog post by Terry Anderson, of the Property and Environment Research Center. Essentially, government programs to protect the lion in Africa have been utter failures....
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Progressives Support the Abuse of Minorities
That’s the logical conclusion of their arguments, anyway, as I argue in my latest column at the Tenth Amendment Center. It’s no longer the lead article, but go read “Progressives Resist Nullification...
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The Sheep Prefer a Bureaucracy
In order to see the theories of Austro-libertarians in action, Jim Fedako recommends participating at some level with one of the many bureaucracies established in every city across the country. He...
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Mock the State
These airport checkpoint and drone toys have been all over Facebook lately, a sure sign of the police state metastasizing around us. Additionally, there are a growing number of TV commercials that...
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The Unintended Consequences of an Op-Ed
For those not familiar with the story, New Hampshire state rep. Cynthia Chase published an op-ed last month declaring the Free State Project the “greatest threat” to the Granite State. In response Tom...
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