Church and State
You might think that since the State nailed the Founder of the religion to a cross, Christians would deplore government. Surely its murder of the Son of God renders it a...
Opinion
Erasing Racism in America
For far too long, those who oppose big-government solutions to racism have been slandered as racists. (Sadly, such attacks are similar to the claims that people who oppose civil-rights-violating national security...
Obamanomics: A “Stimulus” for Backlash, not Jobs
What the Democrats should have learned from their losses last Tuesday is that the advice given by political strategist James Carville to candidate Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential campaign is...
Another State Introduces Firearms Freedom Act
According to a report published on the Tenth Amendment Center's website, "Introduced in the Ohio House on October 16, 2009, the 'Firearms Freedom Act' (HB-315) seeks 'To enact section...
$22.7 Million to Spy on Mothers and Congressmen (Not That the Latter Don’t Need Watching)
You probably haven’t noticed the terrorists thronging airports in San Francisco, Dallas, Rhode Island, and Philadelphia, but the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) certainly has. (That’s the bureaucracy groping passengers at checkpoints,...
Ayn Rand: Conservative Heroine?
In the Sunday New York Times, Adam Kirsch, senior editor at The New Republic, writes a review of a recent biography of Ayn Rand, one of American history’s most iconic figures....
Samuelson Ponders Unthinkable: U.S. Govt Default
In Robert J. Samuelson’s latest op-ed piece for the Washington Post, “Could America Go Broke?”, the longtime editor and economic and business writer — who can normally be counted upon to...
The Alleged One-million-job Stimulus
According to the White House on October 30, the $787-billion stimulus plan has created or saved about one million jobs, but that number is conveniently unverifiable. There is simply no way...
Why the Federal Government Should Get Out of Education
Most Americans want less government, smaller government and lower taxes. The only way to accomplish this is by abolishing federal departments and bureaucracies. As far back as the Reagan administration, Republicans...
When Standing Armies Cop a Plea
Let’s pretend for a moment that the cops are telling the truth and that Darren Johnson, 43, owner of a barber shop, a Harley Davidson, and – according to police –...
A Look at the Heritage Guide to the U.S. Constitution
The Federalist Society has compiled a “Conservative & Libertarian Legal Scholarship: Annotated Bibliography” to collect what they deem to be the best legal analysis of every aspect of American law. Their...
Legislation Targets Financial Sector
Less than a week after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress to act with dispatch to pass new legislation giving the Fed and the Federal Government more surveillance powers and...
From Central Planning: “We’re Going to Let You Die”
I saw two stories recently that had diametrically opposed messages. The first was pro-life in the broadest sense of the word, a breakthrough against cancer via a new tumor-targeted genetic medicine,...
“Not Evil Just Wrong”: Dissecting Environmental Extremism
Ask a friend or associate, “Can you explain ‘cap and trade?’” More than likely you will be astounded at what a poor grasp (if any) he or she has of the...
You Might Be a Constitutionalist if …
I originally published this column back in January of 2005. Since then (and especially lately), many people have called and written with requests to republish it. So, with a few minor...