"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" We were warned -- a party spirit is destructive to liberty. Unfortunately, we live in a world of partisan hackery. (more…)
Read moreThe Constitution Is Just a Political Prop: Thoughts from Maharrey Head 150
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" This week's episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head is a hard dose of reality. Both Republicans and Democrats claim to revere the Constitution. But do they? Really? I don't think they do. In fact, I think the vast majority of politicians, including the current president, view the Constitution as nothing..
Read moreDebt, Deficits and Spending Out the Wazoo: Thoughts from Maharrey Head 140
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" The Trump administration set an all-time record monthly budget deficit of $234 billion in February. I've actually had some people try to convince me this is somehow Obama's fault -- which is absurd. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I dig down to the ugly truth. The federal..
Read moreHurtling Toward a Fiscal Cliff With the GOP in the Driver’s Seat: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #128
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Several times a week, I see Trump supporters touting the rising stock market and "booming economy" as proof of the president's economic prowess. Sadly, they are being led down a primrose path to ruin. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I explain where the standard GOP economic talking..
Read moreA Federal Debt Spiral and Delusional Trump Supporters: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #126
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" I've come to a conclusion: there is a segment of Trump supporters out there who are delusional. They are so blinded by the cult of personality that they can't objectively look at reality. Last month, the Trump administration broke the one-month record for spending. In other words, Trump and his..
Read moreStupid Partisan Politics: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #116
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" I set off a firestorm when I posted the following on my Facebook page. "If your constitutional argument is 'Obama did... You have no principles." This wasn't a post about immigration. It was about constitutional principles. If you have any, you won't try to justify one president's unconstitutional actions by pointing..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #83: Obamacare 2.0
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the recently unveiled Republican healthcare plan. The Republicans have come out with their much ballyhooed Obamacare "repeal and replace" plan. Turns out it doesn't repeal. The replace part looks pretty awful. And of course, it's just as unconstitutional as..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #51: Bipartisan Constitution Shredding
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" I this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the bipartisan attack on the Constitution in the wake of the Orlando shooting. As I put it in a recent article, Gun-grabbers to the left of me, voyeurs on the right. People often complain about partisan bickering and gridlock...
Read moreGun-Grabbers to the Left of Me, Voyeurs to the Right
I've got gun grabbers to the left of me, voyeurs to the right. In the wake of the Orlando shooting, politicos of both the Republican and Democratic persuasion scrambled to apply Rahm Emanuel's salient advice. "Never let a crisis go to waste." Right wingers filled my Facebook newsfeed with complaints about the lefty gun-grabbers exploiting..
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