Federal Shakedowns and Behavior Modification
Modifying Our Behaviors with non Regulatory Legislation;A brief synopsis of a Federal shakedown and a ‘what if?’
Constitution
SCOTUS: National Pork Producers Council v. Ross
The interstate commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution can become extremely twisted when dealing with the treatment of animals destined for market.
Defending the Republic: Scenario 1 Regulatory Capture
Defending the Republic: Scenario 1 Regulatory Capture In Defending the Republic, Part 1: Introduction, I listed three potential threat scenarios. The first, regulatory capture is playing out now. While it seems to be the least threatening scenario, that may be a bit of an illusion. The regulatory capture scenario has 3 sub-scenarios, depending on the …
Minarchy and Royalty
If there are two concepts that are diametrically opposed, they are the idea of individual liberty and that of “noble birth.”
A Republic, If We Can Keep It.
I am certainly no classical scholar, I leave that to men like Victor Davis Hansen whom I greatly admire. But I have read some of the ancients. And truth be known, they were prescient in their thoughts. And eternal in their wisdom. We simply haven’t, and don’t, pay attention. So the following offers a few …
Should We Abolish the ATF?
History tends to repeat itself, so it is said. The question is, do we ever learn from it? of course, as we’ve seen, history itself indicates, NO.
The Real Constitutional Crisis is Upon Us
What happens when the constitution is ignored rather than respected? In that case it will cease being a guarantee of our rights or a constraint on government overreach. That will be a true Constitutional crisis.
Mental Health: Has The Federal Government Done Enough?
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience mental illness in any given year.
The FBI Goes on a Snipe Hunt – While the Country Burns
While the FBI chases the elusive “white supremacist domestic terrorist,” it seems blind to other attacks on our society.
The Tragedy of the Commons, Part 3: Wicked Logic
The Tragedy of the Commons: Wicked Logic In The Tragedy of the Commons: Rational Actors, I discussed linear vs. spiral logic. I suggested that western logic tended to be more linear and Islamic and other cultures, perhaps more spiral. But that is a generalization based on today’s conditions. In the past, western logic tended …
The Tragedy of the Commons: The Rational Actor
The Tragedy of the Commons: Rational Actor This is a follow on to Tragedy of the Commons: The Political Commons. It specifically looks at the rationality implied in Ostrom’s 8 points and the Rational Actor/Choice, Game, and Agency theories. What happens if the rational hypothesis fails or is different across cultures or relevant ranges? I …
Minarchy and the Right to Choose
Government goons , almost always look at “right to choose” to mean “You have the right to choose as long as we approve of your choices.”
Culture Commands Series: Our Great U.S. Culture War, Pt 2b
This Part B of the second installment of a series on Our Great U.S. Culture War. American Biblical Worldview When the thirteen colonies became thirteen united states, that America was 98.2% Protestant. The Protestant denominations had their differences, but they shared a focus, allegiance, and affinity to the Holy Bible. Furthermore, “dissenting” Protestantism is a …
America’s Orwellian Days
These are Orwellian days in America, much like what George Orwell experienced as a volunteer fighting for the partizans in the Spanish Civil War.
Gun Control: Another Solution That Won’t Work, To A Problem We Don’t Have
Another Solution That Will Not Work, To A Problem We Do Not Have; Politicians, again, show how clueless they are to stop gun crime.
Where is Your Loyalty?
Where is your loyalty? I have talked to a few people recently that I consider friends. One works to support veterans. Another tries to shape future generations. Someone else asked me why I am retiring. A yet different person asked me to continue service in an alternate capacity. I fully intend to continue service in …
Minarchy and the Prudent Man’s Armory
Minarchy and the Prudent Man’s Armory; Five Weapons for when something bad is happening and you need to deal with it.
Why Tucker?
The conservative punditry world hasn’t had a shake up like this weeks in a long time. Two years ago, we lost talk radio’s G.O.A.T., Rush Limbaugh. A sad day, but not a surprise given Rush’s health issues. Fox News firing its number one star, Tucker Carlson, was both a surprise and a shock.
“Too Big to Fail” is Too Big–Period
Our institutions are failing. They aren’t failing to survive. They’re failing to meet our expectations; they’re failing to satisfy their reason for being.
Minarchy and the Republic
A government that guarantees the blessings of equal treatment under the law, for the people to be secure in their rights, their liberty and their property?