One of the first lessons you learn in American history is that our country is a democratic one and that our citizens have (or should have) a large amount of power in the running of our government and our nation in general. Voter Initiative and Voter Referendum are two ways citizens can exert their power over the government. Unfortunately there is no national voter initiative or referendum process    .. more …

Every time the government tells us they are passing a law to protect us, I shudder because I know that another one of our civil liberties will be taken away from us.They wave the American flag in our faces and tell us that wiretapping is to protect us from terrorists and drug cartels. The Department of Homeland Security is to protect us from terrorists. The TSA (Transportation Security    .. more …

Taxes are a fact in this world, and while Objectivists believe that any tax is immoral, at this point in time it is unfeasible to adjust to a tax-free world. The reasons why will come in the next post, for now we should be focused on making taxes equal, certain, convenient, and minimally intrusive. Readers who have read Adam Smith’s the Wealth of Nations should find these qualities familiar. Smith    .. more …

Recent polls show that Americans aren’t at all impressed with our U.S. Congress. Really. I know you’re shocked to hear it, but it’s true. In fact, a recent AP poll shows that 73% of Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing, while only 22% approve. These are the lowest numbers in decades. Oh, and in case you’re wondering if the question was “leading”, it wasn’t. Here is specifically what    .. more …

Most citizens in the United States of America do not vote. Many never registered to vote, many others are registered but simply don’t vote. In the last federal election, fifty nine percent of the registered voters in this country showed up to vote. Of approximately two hundred and seven million registered voters in this country, only one hundred and twenty two million felt that it was important    .. more …

Earlier in the week, I was sitting in Starbucks with a legal pad considering the potential article titles I might use for the upcoming week. There were a couple of gals studying textbooks in the corner, although mostly they were giggling and playing with their iPhones in between punching the keys on their Apple computers. As I came to a breaking point in the tedious process of determining which    .. more …

Fascism is a word tossed around much by those of us on the left side of politics. Dr. Lawrence Britt examined the fascist regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, Suharto, and several Latin American regimes. Through his examination Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each regime. Does America have any of the characteristics Britt discovered? I believe elements of each characteristic can    .. more …