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United States v Windsor
I wish I could have said this day was coming and this soon but to be honest I did not. Until today there were strong reasons to believe the Supreme Court would punt on this case, deciding that it did...
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Either The Last Gasp or New Life to Fourth Amendment, You Choose
When my post on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold taking a DNA sample upon arrest was published on Monday I had no idea that this would be such a controversial week for the Fourth Amendment. Last...
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Cut 537 In the 4th Amendment’s Death by A Thousand Paper Cuts
The Supreme Court of the United States released an opinion today which rules on use of DNA testing as part of criminal intake procedures such as getting a mugshot and fingerprints. The court ruled in...
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Christianity and Libertarianism: Fusion With or Break From Conservatism?
I’ve previously written about the good work being done at Cato Unbound and with the beginning of a new month I can always look forward to a new topic being discussed. There are some months where the...
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Willfully Throwing Away Data Just Because
A bill proposed two weeks ago in the House of Representatives by Rep. Jeff Duncan (R) of South Carolina will never become law but the fact that was even proposed provokes such a strong visceral...
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How Do We Define The Word Terrorist?
A lot hinges on the answer to this question since the beginning of the “War on Terror” began almost twelve years ago. We have allowed abridgments of our civil liberties, started wars, and in the...
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Measured Thoughts on Gay Marriage
There is probably not a more controversial topic in public discussions right now than gay marriage. This is completely understandable given the cases that were debated before the Supreme Court a couple...
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Kathleen Sebelius Doesn’t Understand Insurance
Insurance, as defined by New Oxford American Dictionary: 1.) a practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness,...
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Peggy Noonan Says It Better Than I Did Yesterday
Peggy Noonan, former speechwriter for Ronald Reagan, opinion columnist, and someone who I don’t always agree with wrote a piece about how Iraq fundamentally changed the Republican party. She is able to...
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Iraq: 10 Years Later
10 years ago I was a freshman in college, very conservative in most if not all of my views, and a full throated supporter of the Iraq invasion. My how things have changed. Today I have a lot more...
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Fixing Social Security Is Not As Easy As It Seems
In my ideal world we would not have Social Security. Now that I have convinced the majority of you that I am crazy please bear with me for a minute. I am confident that if the big “C” Church would act...
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Filibusters and Due Process
Over the years I have heard both Democrats and Republicans complain that we need to get rid of the filibuster, but I have noticed that these complaints are only voiced when they are facing a filibuster...
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Cato Unbound and The Problem of Political Authority
If you are at all interested in good philosophical, economic, or policy debates then I would highly recommend checking out Cato Unbound. Each month is dedicated to a particular topic, with a lead essay...
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