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Can Obamacare be defeated?

Mar 26, 2012 Comments Off by

There are three ways that Americans could be rid of Obamacare.

1. The Supreme Court strikes it down, in whole or in part, when it issues its ruling this summer.

2. A newly elected congress and president work together for its repeal.

3. It is enacted but subsequently …

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The family is as essential to libertarianism as it is to conservatism

Jan 17, 2012 Comments Off by

The more I learn, the more I realize how little difference there is, in terms of real substance, between conservatives and libertarians. Yes, there are a few areas of substantive differences in some areas of policy, but these are primarily the outliers. On core issues, …

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The dangers of over-federalizing disaster response

Aug 29, 2011 Comments Off by

Perhaps human nature leaders inexorably to centralization. When something bad happens, everyone says, “Something ought to be done” or “There oughta be a law!” And humans, being what we are, look to the biggest figure—the president, and/or the federal government—as the one who ought to be doing something. And the media just make all this …

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