Pride and Prejudice
It’s easiest to become an elitist if you don’t have to prove your qualifications.
Category: Reflections
Scanning For Pleasure
The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, intended to create jobs and promote investment and consumer spending, provided funds for 11 full-body scanners to be installed …
Liberty is Dead; Long Live Liberty!
It is a bittersweet moment, writing reflections for the final print version of Liberty. While I feel that the transition to the internet is long …
Just Another Word
Many readers turn to Liberty’s Reflections section first. I can understand why, though the very first bit I always read is the liberty quote at …
Shangri-LA
At the state level at least, the biggest area of wasteful spending is public education. On August 22 the AP reported a perfect illustration of …
Hollow Ring
A few thoughts on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare. I can’t resist kicking a bad law when it’s down. Even the …
States’ Rights
The administration contends that the insurance mandate required by the healthcare reform bill falls within broad powers conferred on Congress to regulate interstate commerce. That …
Becalmed
As the East Coast started preparing for the wrath of hurricane Earl, just a few days after the fifth anniversary of hurricane Katrina, it occurred …