legislation

Should discrimination laws even exist?

Libertarianism

Lawmakers in the House and Senate in my state of Florida have proposed two bills (HB 717 & SB 774) that would amend the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) to ...

“Stop Asian Hate” – The Sign of a Failed Justice System

Culture

John 15:17-19: This I command you, that you love one another. 18: If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. 19: If ...

Government would rather women abort than use cannabis

Libertarianism

As I’m writing this, I’m nearly halfway through my second pregnancy (not counting two anembryonic pregnancies).  I’ve been lucky, having experienced hardly any nausea compared to some women.  Up to ...

Should Christians Support Laws Against Prostitution?

Christian Ethics

Poor Jimmy Carter. It must be tough for a life-long liberal Democrat to almost sound like a conservative Republican. In a recent Washington Post op-ed, the former president argues that to curb ...

Religious Liberty Bills Miss the Real Issue

Libertarianism

Same-sex marriage was first legalized in the United States in Massachusetts in 2004. That came as no surprise. But then followed the states of Connecticut (2008), Iowa (2009), Vermont (2009), ...

Ending the War on Drugs

Book Reviews

Review of Dean Becker, To End the War on Drugs: A Guide for Politicians, the Press, and the Public (DTN Media, 2014), iv + 337 pgs., paperback. It was a ...

Legalize Heroin–It’s the Christian thing to do

Culture

There, I said it: legalize heroin. For those in a state of shock, let me say it again: legalize heroin. And for those conservative Christians who want to use the ...

Drug Warriors Are Harmful: Debunking 7 Myths of Their Own Creation

Culture

My unusual title is because I am replying to an article posted at the Heritage Foundation’s blog, The Foundry, titled: “Marijuana Is Harmful: Debunking 7 Myths Arguing It’s Fine,” by ...

Why Do Constitutionalists Support the Drug War?

Politics

The latest ruse of some conservatives to garner the sympathy, support, and votes of libertarians is to declare that they are “constitutionalists.” Although they are sometimes referred to as “libertarians” ...

That Gay Bill in Arizona

Culture

The Internet has no lack of passionate writers opining about the Arizona bill that would have allow businesses to deny service to gay people based on the religious beliefs of the ...

Workplace Discrimination and a Free Society

Culture

Lately, it seems as though everyone thinks he is being discriminated against in the workplace. According to a national survey of employed American adults who were asked about their experiences ...

How Conservative is Your Senator?

Libertarianism

One of the main tenets of conservatism is supposed to be fidelity to the Constitution. Let’s see how Republicans in the U.S. Senate who tout their conservatism at every election ...

Adultery and the State–Moral Courage or Moral Busybodies?

History

The legislature of the state of Colorado recently passed, and the governor signed into law, a bill to repeal an antiquated state law that criminalized adultery. The only thing worse ...

News of the Week: Obama the Warrior

News

It has been a few weeks since I have done a “News” post like this, and for good reason. I’ve driven across the country, moved from a condo to a ...

Budgeting Leviathan

Economics

The U.S. government is the largest and most powerful government in the history of the world. But that stature comes with a price. Not only has the American government confiscated ...

The Supreme Court and Obamacare

Libertarianism

The new term of the Supreme Court has just begun. All eyes are on the court, as it is expected to hear for the first time a case against Obamacare. ...

The Texas TSA Bill Story – What Really Happened

Libertarianism

I had the honor of giving the keynote address at the Third Anniversary Party for Texans for Accountable Government. They asked me to do this because, besides being a TAG ...

Vikings and Legalized Plunder, oh my!

Media

What do Vikings have to do with government? Find out in this video… This video is brought to you by the Foundation for a Free Society, who have done other ...

The final push against the TSA in Texas

News

I have been at the forefront of fighting the TSA’s “enhanced security” theater in Texas for some time. We have gained so much momentum in the last month that now ...

Texas House passes legislation banning Security-Theatre Patdowns

News

David Simpson, the heroic Texas representative who is taking a serious lead in fighting back against the TSA and more in the Texas House. I think he is the Ron ...

Federal Government will bring sight to the blind

Politics

Reportedly heard in the House of Representatives, supported by many, surprising none. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.B. 2020, the National Eyeball Allocation and Regulation of Sight ...

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