Trump’s Grandiose Political Centralization Scheme Not America-First in Spirit

Colorful houses of the coastal town of Ilulissat in western Greenland. Although Donald Trump is now in office, his statements since the election indicated he has forgotten his pledge to follow an “America first” foreign policy. This is what he promised during the recent presidential contest and what he pledged in the 2016 campaign, but … Continue reading Trump’s Grandiose Political Centralization Scheme Not America-First in Spirit →

The Constitution IS the Crisis

A Review of Murray N. Rothbard's Conceived in Liberty, Vol. 5The posthumous release of Murray Rothbard's fifth volume of his early American history series, Conceived in Liberty, is a cause of celebration not only for those interested in the country's constitutional period, but also for the present day as the nation is faced with acute … Continue reading The Constitution IS the Crisis →

The Constitution Myth

One reason for the failure of the modern conservative and libertarian movements to scale back, in even a miniscule way, the now gargantuan US welfare/warfare state has been the misinterpretation of the US Constitution. Many conservatives have a slavish devotion to the document, placing it on a par with the Ten Commandments and New Testament. … Continue reading The Constitution Myth →

Presidential Dictatorship

Executive orders, undeclared wars, drone hits, assassination of citizens and non-citizens alike, the overthrow of foreign regimes, domestic spying, the abetting of known criminal activities through pardons, economic planning, opening borders, monetary manipulations are just some of the nefarious activities that routinely emanate from the most dangerous political office that the world has ever painfully … Continue reading Presidential Dictatorship →