The Trump Administration Needs to Prioritize Infrastructure
Since the start of his presidency a little over a year ago, Donald Trump was supposed to start working toward delivering on campaign promises. He has not, thus far, followed through on some of the...
View ArticleThe Victims of Marijuana Prohibition
Historically, arguments in favor of legalization have relied on two distinct paradigms: the libertarian, which argues that drug regulation is not within the bounds of legitimate government action, and...
View ArticleHomeless in America
Even as California became the sixth largest economy between the UK and France as well as the world’s wealthiest sub-national entity, it also hit the headlines for more dismal reasons as 25% of the...
View ArticleMaking Mugs of Voters: Mueller’s Russia Indictments
Tagged to the Trump presidency like an insistent limpet, the investigation into Russian interference in the US elections of 2016 provides constant fodder for the unimaginative political animals in the...
View ArticleProtect the People, Not the Guns That Kill Them
I left the turmoil of Afghanistan in 2012 because I wanted to live in peace and study in a secure country, but I do not feel safe anymore – thinking that I could be the next victim of a mass shooting....
View ArticleThe Myth of Private Sector ‘Due Process’ and a Free Market Solution
A common reaction from someone in jeopardy, whether legal or professional, is to loudly exclaim ‘I have rights!’ As an American citizen, to a certain extent, that statement is correct. Should a person...
View ArticleMueller’s Missing Indictments
As special counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian firms, including the internet troll farm, Internet Research Agency, sent shockwaves around the world, it grows...
View ArticleAge Discrimination Goes Mainstream in America
“Do I say anything to her or not?” I ask myself, averting my eyes from my neighbor who is handing out coupons for dog food at a giant chain pet store. “Pat,” 66, an attractive stylish woman, looks a...
View ArticleThe Left and Guns: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Second Amendment
Like it or not the Second Amendment exists and the Supreme Court has ruled that its language guarantees an individual right to bear arms. Like it or not, the best estimates are that 42% of US...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Tariff War
“To protect our Country, we must protect American Steel!” – Donald J. Trump, Twitter, Mar 5, 2018 As an agent of chaos, US President Donald Trump is keeping busy. Last week’s announcement that tariffs...
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