Anyone wondering about my general antipathy toward the state need look no further than the circus surrounding gay marriage licenses in Kentucky. The two sides squared off against each other in the Great Kentucky County Clerk Gay Marriage License Debate seem diametrically opposed and impossibly divided by a yawning, unspannable chasm. But at their core,..
Read more133 Words or Less: Cyber Book Burning
I've said since the whole Confederate flag controversy blew up that it's just one small step from taking down flags and removing statues to full-blown censorship. Amazon took that step. The online retailer recently removed This Flag Never Goes Down, a non-fiction book about the Confederate battle flag by historian Michael Dreese. Being a nonfiction..
Read morePodcast: Pushing Beyond the Confederate Flag Soundbites
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I try to push beyond the simple soundbites in the Confederate flag debate. After listening to the Confederate flag debate for several days, I was left feeling like neither "side" of the issue really captures the crux of the matter. One side screams racism. One side screams..
Read more133 Words or Less: Illogical Conclusions
It is perfectly congruent to simultaneously support people's right to do something and oppose their reasons for doing it. For instance, I can support the right of the southern secession, but emphatically reject slavery, even though it was undeniably a factor in the decision to leave the union. To assert, or even imply, that I..
Read moreTyranny: Smells Like Lemons
Cops in Overton, Texas, shut down two little girls' lemonade stand because they didn't have the proper permit. According to KTRK TV, the kids were trying to earn money for so they could buy their dad a Father's Day present. The girls' mom summed the whole thing up perfectly. I think that's ridiculous." Anybody with..
Read moreObama’s AUMF Is Not Constitutional
Yesterday, Pres. Obama sent a request to Congress for an authorization to use military force against ISIS. The sudden push for congressional authorization for war with ISIS seems a bit odd considering the president asserts he needs no such authorization, especially given the fact that the U.S. has engaged in military options against ISIS since..
Read more133 Words or Less: “Free” Community College
President Obama announced earlier this week that he wants to give all Americans access to "free" community college. I wonder how he plans to do this. Does he have a bag of education that he will tote out and pull some community college out and hand it out? Did Michelle plant some community college bushes..
Read moreViral Toddler Argument Video Perfectly Illustrates American Politics
A viral video featuring adorable toddlers arguing about the weather perfectly illustrated politics in America. "It’s sprinkling!” the little boy insists. The little girl remains unconvinced. “No, it’s raining.” So, the boy appeals to a higher authority. “My mom told me it was sprinkling, not raining.” Not to be outdone, the little girl injects her..
Read moreDon’t Be an A-Hole
In order to have a functioning free society, its members must live responsibly and treat each other with basic civility. Critics of conservatives and libertarians often charge that they don’t really care about anybody else and that they exhibit an “I’ll do whatever I want, damn the consequences,” mentality. Sadly, some seem bound and determined..
Read moreLimiting States, Expanding Feds: Amendment Effort on the Left
My latest article just published over at the Tenth Amendment Center. It examines the constitutional amendment proposals of retired Justice John Paul Stevens. To say they are dangerous would be an understatement. Following is an excerpt. You can read the whole article over at the Tenth Amendment Center. Retired Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens..
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