Category: Politics
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made with love
Read more…: made with loveAmanda and her friend Megan have been working on a project to support the local immigrant community impacted by ICE. Hi friends. We’re excited to share a little something we’ve been working on for the past few weeks — after bedtime, during swim class, and on the couch while our families watch Cars (Charlie) or…
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Breaking the ICE
Read more…: Breaking the ICEThe ICE protests and strikes today inspired me to write out some of my thoughts on those frozen-hearted bastards. In the last decade, I’ve strayed away from politics, having burnt myself out pouring so much of my time and attention on it from ~2006-2014. Now, I’m more pragmatic and less idealistic now than 15 years…
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Day 337 – “Cash for Caulkers” ??
Read more…: Day 337 – “Cash for Caulkers” ??When I first heard of this, I thought someone misspelled “Clunkers”… then I read on and realized this is another CfC-named program the government is putting on. I am sure you remember Cash for Clunkers, the $3 billion transfer program that destroyed wealth, right? Well, here is a new one- Cash for Caulkers, a “stimulus”…
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Day 326 – Stats on ‘U.S. Consumerism’
Read more…: Day 326 – Stats on ‘U.S. Consumerism’I often hear individuals on the news or read articles that lament about “U.S. consumerism.” Today, during a discuss about an economics article with a friend, the question of consumerism came up. After the discussion, as I browsed my bookshelf, I spotted my Pocket World in Figures 2009 edition by The Economist, and thought, “I…
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Day 225 – “Pre-existing Conditions”
Read more…: Day 225 – “Pre-existing Conditions”I was thinking about all the nonsense coming out in the health care reform debates about insurance companies denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions. I want to question what will happen if insurance companies can no longer pick who they insure based on this. Before I begin, I want to remind you to put your…
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Day 220 – Philosophical vs Utilitarian Arguments
Read more…: Day 220 – Philosophical vs Utilitarian ArgumentsBrad and I drove up to his house on Chautauqua Lake this morning. On the way, we discussed some of the recent health care issues taking place in this country. (We also discussed various other things, but that is not the topic of this post.) While discussing the arguments against the health care reforms and…
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Day 97 – Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift
Read more…: Day 97 – Soft Despotism, Democracy’s DriftTonight I had the privilege of going to a lecture and panel discussion of Dr. Rahe, Dr. Birzer, Dr. Morrisey, and Dr. Arnn on democracy’s drift into soft despotism. The talk was centered upon Dr. Rahe’s recently published book, Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect. (Timely, because the 250 year…
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Day 96 – Snow, Exams, and Political Essays
Read more…: Day 96 – Snow, Exams, and Political EssaysWhat do all of these things have in common? My day today! First of all, the outcome of the snowstorm in the photos I posted last night was about 4 inches of wet, heavy snow on top of everything. We had several large tree branches fall around campus due to the weight of the snow.…
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Day 84 – Abolish the Postal System’s Monopoly
Read more…: Day 84 – Abolish the Postal System’s MonopolyAs I was going through my daily list of blogs that I read, I stumbled upon an article by Jacob Hornberger advocating an end on the postal monopoly. This caught my attention because I argued for the very same thing in my AP Government class in high school. Of course, many of my fellow students…
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Day 24 – Response to Comments
Read more…: Day 24 – Response to CommentsToday’s post is a response to the numerous comments that I received, both online and in person, on my post about President Obama’s Inaugural Address. Please read the comments before reading this post. I want everyone to know that I appreciate the comments. If you ever need clarifications on what I write, just leave…
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Day 20 – Inauguration Day
Read more…: Day 20 – Inauguration DayAs nearly everyone knows, President Obama was sworn in today at noon eastern time by Chief Justice Roberts on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. I was in English class with Dr. Jackson during the whole process, so I missed it, but I watched the speeches online later in the day. I admit that…
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Day 5 – “Free” Country
Read more…: Day 5 – “Free” CountryThank goodness we live in a free country where we can live the way we want and the government does not control us! …yeah right. Don Cooper, an economist in Atlanta, Georgia, gets it right. In an article at LRC, he explains a normal day in statist America. I suggest reading it. (I…
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Fear for America
Read more…: Fear for AmericaI have heard many people, especially here at Hillsdale, say they are afraid for America today. Most of them say this because they fear Obama getting elected. I believe it does not matter who has more votes when the polls close tonight. My fear for America will go on, no matter who gets elected. Things made…
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Personal Beliefs vs. Political Beliefs
Read more…: Personal Beliefs vs. Political BeliefsI have been thinking about this for a while. I think it is important when talking about legislative policy and our beliefs to ask ourselves this question: Do I actually believe in this strongly enough to force it upon others through legislative action, or is it just a personal belief? I am okay…