Keeping limits on an otherwise unlimited government. On May 4, politicususa.com published “Republicans Shred the Constitution By Passing Unconstitutional Nullification Laws” by Rmuse. This article is nothing more than worship at the altar of the
All-Powerful National Regime. The author’s supposition is that
Republicans despise ... MORE
Why isn't this a no-brainer? As the Washington media continues to trip over the stumbling blocks of administration scandals and echoes of Watergate bounce off the buildings across the Potomac River, the question comes to mind: Will there be impeachment hearings this summer as there were in the Summer of '73? There may indeed ... MORE
People are obviously upset about something. According to Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind survey,
29% of US citizens polled say they believe that “In the next few years,
an armed revolution might be necessary in order to protect our
liberties.” Of the five potential responses to this question—“agree,
disagree, neither, unsure, ... MORE
Obama's dishonesty obscures real issues. Amid all the heated cross-currents of debate about the National Security Agency's massive surveillance program, there is a growing distrust of the Obama administration that makes weighing the costs and benefits of the NSA program itself hard to assess. The belated recognition of this ... MORE
No good guys in Syria. There is an almost unanimous consensus that, when it comes to Syria, the United States has a “duty” to do something. The arguments for intervention range from spreading democracy to stopping the slaughter of civilians. Unfortunately, few have provided cogent arguments for why American soldiers should be ... MORE
Why the oversight can never be adequate. It’s clear that congressional oversight of the government’s intelligence activities is either inadequate or flawed. Asked if he believes there has been enough oversight of the NSA, Senate majority leader Harry Reid was dismissive last week: “Enough is something that’s in the eye of the beholder.” ... MORE
Another reason the war on drugs is a failure. A trillion dollars deep and arguably no further forward, the war on
drugs continues to meet new fronts. Only recently have designer drugs
taken hold in forms that effectively mimic the physiologic effects of
the substances we've spent decades and lives and fortunes to eliminate.
The target moves ... MORE
The extent of government lawlessness is massive. The Associated Press dropped a bombshell report yesterday that claims the NSA's secret Internet spy program Prism is just a small part of a much more "expansive and intrusive" digital spying effort. According to the AP, the NSA copies ALL INTERNET traffic in and out of the United ... MORE
The evidence is abundant. Are Americans becoming more libertarian on cultural issues? I see evidence that they are, in poll findings and election results on three unrelated issues -- marijuana legalization, same-sex marriage and gun rights. Start with pot. Last November voters in the states of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana, ... MORE