When it comes to tax policy, both of our major parties are guilty of manipulating the facts to suit their political purposes. With every election cycle, new promises are made regarding tax breaks designed to appeal to specific voting blocs or to reward favored industries. Both sides resort to hyperbolic claims that intentionally distort the [...]
I’ve always had a perverse admiration for the philosophy of Ayn Rand, in spite of the fact that her unwavering belief in pure economic Darwinism would be considered draconian by most diehard libertarians. She was not a great writer, but she had an uncanny ability to demonstrate the folly of large scale government interference with [...]
I am not ordinarily in favor of Federal laws designed to supersede the authority of the States, but several recent controversies regarding voter registration procedures point to the need for uniform standards when conducting national elections. When choosing candidates for our highest offices, we should not rely on a patchwork of State and local rules [...]
My wife and I have always been at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but when she read my post last week on same-sex marriage, her first reaction was that I was beginning to sound like a progressive. Anyone who knows me well would laugh out loud at the mere suggestion. While I don’t identify [...]
A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court to overturn the state’s ban on gay marriage virtually assures that our upcoming national elections will be decided once again on the basis of a divisive wedge issue, rather than on the real problems we face as a nation. Apathetic voters may not feel the need to [...]
Conventional wisdom says that the close results in our recent presidential elections indicate that we are a deeply divided nation. I believe it actually tells us something quite different. If American voters were not constantly and deliberately distracted by divisive fringe issues, I believe we would find that we have more in common than not. [...]
I’m one of those people who take my right to vote seriously, and I can’t remember the last time I didn’t vote in a local, state, or national election. Unfortunately, I also can’t remember the last time there was a candidate on any ballot that I was actually excited to vote for. In most cases, [...]