Gun Grabbers like Hillary are Only as Big a Threat as We Allow Them to Be

Gun expert John R. Lott has regrettably joined the “If Hillary wins, it’s over” bandwagon when it comes to our right to keep and bear arms. It’s not. In a recent Fox News column, Lott warns that “if Hillary Clinton wins, Americans will soon lose the right of self-defense in their own homes.” His argument…

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Now in Effect: New Alaska Law Taking First Step Against Common Core

JUNEAU, Alaska (Oct. 26, 2016) – Today, a new law allowing parents to opt their children out of standardized testing in Alaska goes into effect. The new statute gives parents a powerful tool to push back against Common Core. Rep. Wes Keller (R-Wasilla) introduced House Bill 156 (HB156) last year. The legislation broadly defines the rights…

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Administration Confirms Obamacare Premiums to Spiral in 2017

Calling the national healthcare scheme the “Affordable Care Act” has to rank among the most Orwellian names every hung on a piece of federal legislation. Since its passage, the ACA has served to make health insurance increasingly unaffordable, and it looks like millions of Americans will suffer another round of Obamacare sticker shock in the…

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The Houthi Attack and the Constitution

A while back it was reported that the U.S. Navy had fired on radar installations of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, after the Houthis fired missiles at U.S. navy ships.  The constitutional implications of this affair have (as far as I know) not been much discussed. Obviously there is no congressional authorization for military action…

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Podcast: What Is Equality?

In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the insidious nature of identity politics, and the Lockean conception of equality. Virtually every political issue today eventually gets framed in terms of race or some other group identity. How useful is this? Can we really legitimately lump individuals into large homogeneous groups? Why…

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Ohio City Considering Ordinance to Limit Drones; Would Help Hinder Federal Surveillance Program

BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (Oct. 24, 2016) – An Ohio town will consider regulations on drones that may include limits on law enforcement surveillance. The legislation would not only establish important privacy protections at the local level, it would also help thwart the federal surveillance state. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, earlier this month, the…

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Book Review: “The Liberty Essays: Restoring a Lost American Principle”

The Liberty Essays: Restoring a Lost American Principle by Pat McGeehan and Ashely Stinnett is a comprehensive reintroduction of traditional American cultural values and a call for reform among the American faithful. The book covers a variety of topics, but what sets it apart is its direct appeal to American Christians. Both writers hail from…

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