The average American understandably thinks political and policy debates are conducted – in the interest of America’s best interest. “Surely everyone involved in government wants what’s best for the country. They just disagree on what policies will get us there.” Most unfortunately, this isn’t the case – for the Left. Leftists – do not like…
The Left is really confused. They spend lots and LOTS of time accusing the Right – of things the Left does. Often of things only the Left does. Often of things that are antithetical to being Right – so the Right would never, ever do them. Or perhaps the addled Left is engaged in Psychological…
The Founding Fathers – were exceedingly intelligent individuals. They established for us with their Constitution a framework – which allowed us to create the most successful society in humanity’s history. And the Founding Fathers – loved Intellectual Property (IP). Because they knew how vital its protection was to their fledgling nation. Behold the Constitution’s Article…
We Less Government types like less government – for a vast and varied panoply of reasons. For purposes of today’s excursion – let us focus on but one part of but one. We like less government – because a market free from unnecessary government impositions delivers the most good to the most people. Businesses are…
It’s been amusing – and more than a mite disturbing – to watch the Barack Obama Contingent spend the entirety of the Donald Trump Administration freaking the heck out. A particularly interesting wrinkle – has been the Obama Contingent spending the first year-plus screeching (correctly) that Trump was (rightly) undoing everything Obama had done. Ben…
Technology entrepreneur and angel investor Peter Thiel – is a Big Tech anomaly. Thiel was a co-founder of what became mammoth online payment company PayPal. He struck it really rich when they sold PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002. Thiel took that coin and started Clarium Capital – an investment management and hedge…
Too many local governments look at their business permitting processes – as opportunities to gouge the companies simply trying to provide goods and services to the people who live there. This is certainly the case with companies that provide Internet access. As we diligently work to ensure everyone in America is connected – and win…
Federalism is too infrequently mentioned. And when it does come up – it is woefully misrepresented and abused. Let’s check with our old friend Merriam Webster: “The distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent units.” Our Constitution is fully imbued with decentralized federalism. The Founding…
Tom Cruise has made more than a little bit of money as an actor. For which Cruise has to thank genetics, astronomical-odds-beating luck – and rigidly protective copyright laws. These Intellectual Property (IP) statutes protect the movies in which Cruise appears. Thereby ensuring said flicks are (mostly) commercially available in formats on which he and…
We didn’t win the (first) Cold War with Communist Russia – by handing them trillions of dollars. Embargoes and Sanctions – Cold War Sanctions: “In 1948, the United States began a campaign of economic sanctions against the Soviet Union that would last more than fifty years…. “For many years, the embargo on the Soviet Union…
