The Tyranny of Control; Milton Friedman explains

Grab your favorite beverage and take less than 1/2 an hour to watch and listen to Milton Friedman historically compare free markets and governmentally controlled markets. Is America on the path of “Japan’s weavers” or “India’s weavers”? Is this statement true?  Governments never learn, only individuals learn? What is the point of view of the…

Progs on Parade

This past week, some ignorant remarks about the Constitution were made by Representative Shelia Jackson Lee, to wit: “…how well it is that we have lasted some 400 years, operating under a Constitution that clearly defines what is constitutional and what is not.” Ignoring the tautological fact that the Constitution defines what is constitutional because…

Taking Baby Steps Toward The New Gulag

It may seem petty to note that a Louisiana TV station has reported that a lingerie store in south Louisiana will accept an EBT (food stamp) cards for purchases for all your edible underwear needs. What is not petty to note is that this is perfectly legal: “Although this case skirts the line, state officials…

Phone metadata is highly sensitive: NSA violating Constitution

The Federal Government using the NSA is violating the Constitution.  I start with the Right at issue here.  A right every American is endowed with by his/her Creator and acknowledged by our Constitution.  (A right that cannot be changed legislatively, by the executive branch, or by the Court.  The only way to change the words…