The Question of a Bill of Rights
James Madison wrote the following letter in the interval between Constitutional Convention and its ratification by the States. It's interesting for a number of reasons. Historically, it provides insight into Madison's perspective on The Bill of Rights, why it was not included in the Constitution to start with, and his motivation for championing it after the Convention. By the time the Constitution was ratified, and the first Congress was in session, much of the political impetus behind it had dissipated. Madison persisted and mostly thanks to his efforts, the Amendments became part of the Constitution.
April 18, 2012 2 Comments
The Nightmare that is ObamaCare
Rube Goldberg’s cartoons illustrated overly complex ways to do simple tasks. He could have been a congressman. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may be the most convoluted and tortuous act ever passed by Congress. There are nearly half a million words in the bill itself, and government agencies have already issued over a million words of enacting regulations. And this is only a small fraction of ObamaCare’s 700+ directives to develop and issue regulations. Be prepared for chaos.
April 17, 2012 1 Comment
Federalist No. 28
In this essay, Hamilton continues his arguments for an empowered federal government. This time his argument revolves around the proposition that the dangers of federal forces are the same faced by governments of any size. Furthermore, the people are better off if they can play the federal government off against the state governments, siding with one or the other to prevent usurpation by either.
April 16, 2012 1 Comment
A Few Words From an IRS Commissioner under Eisenhower
April 13, 2012 4 Comments
A Fair Comparison …
April 12, 2012 1 Comment
The Narrative
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you! Here is a quick look at some parts of the narrative.
April 11, 2012 2 Comments
Some thoughts on Federalist No. 27
In this Federalist, Hamilton seeks to address concerns about the dangers of standing army. Many of his arguments are logical, but could also be applied to different ends. It is interesting to consider the connotations implied by some of the general principles that he lays out.
April 10, 2012 2 Comments
There He Goes Again
April 6, 2012 1 Comment
Federalist No. 27
In this essay, Hamilton continues his arguments for an empowered federal government, positing that a highly engaged and active government (within the bounds of its enumerated powers), would be more likely to keep the peace and not have to resort to exercising its power in order to enforce order.
April 5, 2012 No Comments
Will Americans Ever See the Real Barack Obama?
Jim compares the smarmy half truths and outright lies of our president to Eddie Haskell.
April 4, 2012 1 Comment
The posts are coming!
