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Wanna Bet?
The recent Supreme Court ruling striking down a federal law that prohibited most states from allowing betting on sporting events was a double-edged sword. While it struck down a right-violating law, it will do nothing to prevent states from violating individual rights. According to CNN, The court said the federal law violated constitutional principles limiting…
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“Cultural Appropriation”: An Attack on the American Culture
The latest craze among Leftists is to accuse individuals of “cultural appropriation.” According to Wikipedia, “Cultural appropriation is a concept in sociology dealing with the adoption of the elements of a minority culture by members of the dominant culture.” For example, if an Anglo opens a taco truck, he is guilty of “cultural appropriation.” (Two…
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Creating Values and HEB
The right to property means the freedom to create, use, keep, trade, and dispose of values. The ways in which this can be done are limited only by human imagination. Last week, I experienced the creation of value in a way that I would have never imagined, but somebody else did. And I appreciate it….
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The Real Obstacles to the American Dream
A recent editorial in the Dallas Morning News states that The idea of the American Dream is that anyone can start from the bottom and work their way up by their own means. Unfortunately, that isn’t happening for everyone. The editorial goes on to list five things that prove that a strong work ethic isn’t…
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Government isn’t a Business
Political candidates frequently talk about their business experience and the need to bring business principles to government. Government, they tell us, needs to operate more like a business. But government isn’t a business, and it can’t operate like one. Businesses operate on the principle of voluntary trade. They produce a product or service and offer…
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Divide and Conquer
Environmentalists like to talk about thinking globally but act locally. The point is to think about the big picture but act within one’s community to make a difference, and this has been an effective strategy. The flip side of this coin is to think locally and act without principles. This strategy focuses on the moment…
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The Crony Ideology
Both “progressives” and conservatives embrace the crony ideology. That they apply that ideology differently is merely a matter of detail. So, what is the crony ideology? The essence of the crony ideology is the belief that government force should be used to compel or prohibit certain actions. Every act of cronyism ultimately rests on this…
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The Cost of Compromise
In modern politics, compromise is widely regarded as a virtue. “Reaching across the aisle”–working with one’s political opponents, is seen as the paradigm of leadership. But compromise is neither a virtue nor leadership. It is moral cowardice. In any compromise between good and evil, only the evil will win. For example, let us say that…
