Archive | August, 2007

The Military Draft: A Moral Abomination

by Michael Boldin
An article in Newsweek, “Why We Need a Draft: A Marine’s Lament,” stirred up a bit of a hornet’s nest online recently. It was written by marine who fought in Fallujah, Iraq, and actually gave a pretty compelling overview of the practical need for selective service.
I’m sure the marine was right – [...]

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Goodbye Alberto

Here’s our take on the resignation of Alberto Gonzales:
Ok, so he’s resigning. They’re going to replace him with someone awful.
It’s a sad reality that the problems we face aren’t based on personalities in government, but rather, on the systemic abuse of power by politicians.
Gonzales is gone. Nothing is going to change.
Why? [...]

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Fighting for States’ Rights

Reader Commentary by Chris Parker
In our system of government, built according to the blueprint of the Framers, the states are the highest governmental authority, and they themselves are subject only to the will and consent of their People. The states have the power bring an action immediately to the U.S. Supreme Court (i.e. original jurisdiction), [...]

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Understanding Limited Government

Kevin Gutzman’s new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution, might be the best available overview of the principles of limited government as espoused by the Tenth Amendment.
After reading this book, you’ll see quite clearly that the original constitution has very little in common with how this government is run today (if you haven’t [...]

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Free People and Free Markets

by Clay Barham, PopulistAmerica.com
At this time in man’s history, we know more about how the human body works. With this knowledge, we know more about the kinds of behaviors to avoid in order not to harm the body. We know more about engineering and construction today, and what designs and behaviors to avoid that [...]

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