The Folly of the Economic "Stimulus" Package
The news is dominated by all the talk and debate of the so-called economic “stimulus” package, which, in the House-passed version is said to be $815 billion, while the version under consideration in...
View ArticleThe Failed Daschle Nomination and the Obama Health Care Agenda
Recent in the news has been former Senator Tom Daschle’s withdrawal of his nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services, along with President Obama’s additional nomination of him to a...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh: Champion of Big, Powerful Government
To those “conservatives” who look to Rush Limbaugh as a spokesman for the cause of limited, constitutional government, this should silence any doubts as to where Rush stands when it comes to big...
View ArticleVehicle Mileage Tax: Dead for Now, but Part of a Future Trend?
According to an Associated Press report on Friday, President Obama has rejected the recommendation of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (who, by the way, is a Republican) to consider seeking a...
View ArticleObama's State of the Union Address: A Response
Tonight as I write this, given that I don’t possess a television and find live-streaming an often frustrating experience on my lap-top computer, I chose to read a prepared text of President Obama’s...
View ArticleThe Housing Bubble and the Environment: Unintended Consequences
An article in the Sunday, March 15 edition of The Birmingham News, entitled “Lots crumble and mud flows”, discusses some of the complications resulting from the plethora of unfinished housing projects...
View ArticleFood Safety and Dependence on Government
President Obama announced in his weekly radio address (Saturday, March 14) the formation of a new advisory group to coordinate food safety laws and recommend changes to these laws (see the following...
View ArticleReflections on Memorial Day
I write this on May 24, the eve of Memorial Day, the day set aside to commemorate Americans who have died while in military service. This day was originally created (the first commemoration was May 30,...
View ArticleA Response to Dick Cheney on Executing Suspected Terrorists Held at Guantanamo
I came across an article with a disturbing title,“Cheney: Execute Terrorists If Cuba Prison Must Close”, published by the conservative-leaning online publication Newsmax.In the article, the former Vice...
View ArticleThe U.S. Census and the U.S. Constitution
From the Declaration of Independence: “He [the present King of Great Britain] has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our People, and eat out their...
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