A horrifying police state controls all. Its terrifying power stops anyone who dissents from the correct point of view. Political dissidents are “tried” in a kangaroo court without a jury and sentenced to immediate execution. Propaganda fills the eyes and ears of all from the moment they wake up to their last moments before sleep. […]
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A Conflict of Villains
19 Oct 2021
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Infinite Prices
06 Sep 2021
In light of the devastation caused by hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico and up the US East coast, I think now is a good time to discuss a government policy that impedes disaster relief. Most states have laws on the books to prevent price gouging. Typically, the laws target charging prices in gross […]
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Don’t Tax Me! I’m Irish!
25 Jul 2021
The Biden administration seeks to form an international agreement to establish a global minimum corporate tax at 15%. According to CNN, 132 nations back the proposal, but some notable holdouts including Ireland, block the way. The EU needs to vote unanimously to pass the proposal, so as long Ireland opposes it, there’s no deal. Over […]
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Rad Dad
20 Jun 2021
Statistically, it is very likely that my Dad is cooler than your Dad. He is a Fire Chief in a small town, and based on that fact alone he scores more cool points than many other men could every dream of. That’s not to say your Dad has no value; just that my Dad is […]
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The Perfect Time to De-Tariff
24 May 2021
The other day I read a Wall Street Journal piece about EU tariffs on U.S. goods that (thankfully) never came to be. It reminded me about the Trump administration’s departure from U.S. policy for the last few decades which generally aimed to increase free trade. The Biden administration has yet to make any strong changes […]
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Common Sense Violence Control
20 Apr 2021
Americans have seen a significant increase in violent crime last year despite many years of steady decline. Unfortunately, this year is on pace to keep the numbers up. Of course, some high profile recent events have brought the discussion to a national level, and many Americans are genuinely wrestling with different policy options to help […]
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I Don’t Want To Play Your Zero Sum Game
08 Apr 2021
You don’t have to care about Marvel movies to understand this post, but my wife and I were watching Falcon and The Winter Soldier last week, and something hit me the wrong way. The group of terrorists The Falcon is trying to stop believed the world was better off after Thanos snapped half of all […]
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Apparently, Africans Are Against Abortion
22 Feb 2021
Recently, I came across a video calling for the US to maintain its, “Mexico City Policy.” In the video, a variety of folks from across the continent speak out against American money coming overseas to fund abortions in Africa. This policy blocks funding to family planning organizations that direct people to or provide funding for […]
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Poignant Pixar
05 Feb 2021
So many important political and economic issues are filling the air. Things feel very tense as 2021 seeks to prove that it will be just as memorable as 2020. It is time to take a break for a second from that because there is still fun to be had. I would encourage anyone who gets […]
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The Cleanest Dirty Shirt Is Still A Dirty Shirt
31 Dec 2020
Dr. Haymond referred to the dollar as, “The cleanest dirty shirt,” in a comment on my last post (note the shameless plug). I think he is correct, and I have heard him use similar terminology before to refer to a variety of policies and institutions in our imperfect world. We may not have the best […]
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