"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about Cosmopolitan's B.S. article about the Constitution. A recent Cosmo article titled 9 Reasons Constitutional Originalism Is Bullsh*t demonstrates why the magazine should just stick to talking about sexual positions and better orgasms. The confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch have reinvigorated the..
Read moreArt Funding: Does the Constitution Matter?
Pres. Trump sparked outrage on the left (again) with budget proposals to slash funding to the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities. Defenders of federal spending on the arts immediately kicked into high gear touting its virtues. Here's just one example. President Trump has taken an ax to one of..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #82: The Constitution Is Dead
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the death of the U.S. Constitution and its irrelevance in today's politics. Two hundred years ago today (March 3, 2017), James Madison's vetoed an infrastructure bill. The president refused to sign the legislation because it was unconstitutional. The federal..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #81: Getting Rights Wrong
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about rights, privileges and immigrants. Earlier in the week, I wrote a post titled Yes. Non-Citizens Have Rights. It created the proverbial poop-storm. The comments and emails made it clear that a lot of Americans don't understand rights. They think..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #80: Taking Apart the Federal Behemoth
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about dismantling the unconstitutional, overreaching federal bureaucratic behemoth. The appointment of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary created a firestorm of controversy. Many vehemently opposed the nomination, fearing DeVos will gut the Department of Education. Others cheered the pick for the..
Read moreMike Maharrey Talks “States’ Rights” on the Lions of Liberty Podcast
I recently appeared on the Lions of Liberty podcast to talk about why libertarians should care about "state's rights" and the importance of political decentralization as a strategy to advance liberty.http://lionsofliberty.com/2017/01/30/280/ https://lionsoflibertypodcast.podbean.com/mf/play/e88dip/LoLP_Ep_280_Michael_Maharrey.mp3 (more…)
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #75: “States’ Rights” and Liberty
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I explain why supporting "states' rights" is crucial for liberty. During an interview on the Lions of Liberty Podcast, Libertarian Party National Committee Chairman Nicholas Sarwark created a stir when he called Ron Paul’s support for “states’ rights” anti-libertarian. While he later..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #72: A Federal Government Beyond Its Authority
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" The federal government does not have the authority to do almost all of the things it does today. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about it. If you read what people actually wrote during the process of ratifying the Constitution, you will come away with an..
Read moreYo Feds, You Can’t Do That! — Tench Coxe on Federal Power
The federal government has no constitutional authority to do the vast majority of the things it does today. Of course, this truth runs counter to conventional wisdom and everything you learned in your high school government class. Suggest the feds shouldn't formulate policies on marriage, healthcare, education or infrastructure, and you'll get blank stares at..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #71: Following the Constitution in the Trump Era
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Some people seem to think a Trump presidency means the federal government will be more faithful to the Constitution. Does it? In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about it. Several people I know have expressed optimism that a Trump presidency will mean fewer unconstitutional federal actions...
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