Don't Freeze the Future
Life is full of risk. No matter how hard we try, we can’t eliminate that risk. Nor should we. Risk leads directly to rewards. Not all of the time. Sometimes risk leads to failure. But those failures teach us what we need to know in order to reach the rewards. More than that, it’s impossible …
Could You Be Forced into a Union?
Do you want to join a union? In Barack Obama’s America, you may be forced to. Obama has promised to sign the Employee Free Choice Act, if elected President. What would the Employee Free Choice Act do? Well, take this example.
The Union targets Joe’s employer for unionization. There are 100 employees in the …
Major Redistributive Change
Obama, 7 years ago, lamented the fact that the Civil Rights movement wasn’t able bring about more wealth redistribution.
If you look at the victories and failures of the civil rights movement and its litigation strategy in the court. I think where it succeeded was to invest formal rights in previously dispossessed people, so …
The Department of Peace and Non-Violence
A sign of things to come?
The DC Examiner reminds us that already proposed in the House (HR 808) is the creation of a new, multi-billion dollar, cabinet-level monstrosity: The Department of Peace & Non-Violence. (Thanks to Dr. Andy Bostom for calling this to my attention.)
The DPN-V would house such …
Obama Staffers Planned to Vote Illegally
Seriously?
Thirteen campaign workers for Barack Obama yesterday yanked their voter registrations and ballots in Ohio after being warned by a prosecutor that temporary residents can’t vote in the battleground state.
A dozen staffers – including Obama Ohio spokeswoman Olivia Alair and James Cadogan, who recently joined Team Obama – signed …
McCain's Socialist Tendencies
I said earlier today that I don’t really trust McCain on economic issues. Slate quotes McCain’s hero, Teddy Roosevelt, on taxes.
We grudge no man a fortune in civil life if it is honorably obtained and well used. It is not even enough that it should have been gained without doing damage to the …
Fred Thompson Gets Out the Vote
Fred Thompson gave a great speech this morning, exhorting Republicans to get out the vote. It’s just unfortunate that his candidate is John McCain. While John McCain might be better than Barack Obama on economic issues, I’m not really convinced that he would be. McCain is a deficit hawk who would be comfortable raising taxes …
Obama Hoped to Change Kenya
One of the things that has continued to disturb me about Senator Obama is the gap between his rhetoric and his actions. He continually talks about changing politics for the better. But every time he has the ability to actually change things, he votes for keeping the status-quo. Earlier, I wrote about his endorsements of …
Vote As Though You Were Not Voting
Lately I’ve been thinking about how Christians should respond to political outcomes. I’m a Libertarian. I believe that government governs best which governs least. Liberty loses no matter who wins — Senator Obama wins or Senator McCain. Both support a stronger, more assertive government that strips away liberty. How should I respond to that loss?
Well, …
McCain seeks special 'fair use' copyright rules for VIPs
I didn’t need any more reasons to dislike John McCain. But I have another one anyway. Continuing his general theme of believing that government employees are just plain better than regular folk, he wants copyright law to favor politicians over everyone else.
(Via McCain seeks special ’fair use’ copyright rules for VIPs.)
John McCain’s presidential …