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Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Why Anti-Trump “Resistance” Is a Joke
I keep hearing talk from anti-Trump people about joining the “resistance”. Resistance to what, exactly? Normally resistance refers to a movement against authoritarianism. You might be in a Communist, Nazi or Islamic resistance because people in those movements impose dictatorships … Continue reading
Dr. Stanton Samenow on Las Vegas: There is No “Out of Character” Crime
The following is by Dr. Stanton Samenow, author of the definitive work on criminal psychology, “Inside the Criminal Mind”. I am writing this in the aftermath of the horrific and largest mass shooting in U.S. history, the killing of 59 … Continue reading
President Trump: Please Don’t Cave In to Gun Control Tyrants
After gun-related tragedies like the one in Las Vegas, Republican presidents usually start to cave on passing new gun control laws or bans. In essence they say, “OK, I didn’t want new gun laws before. But now that this horrific … Continue reading
Is America Already in a Civil War?
If you’re like me, you’ve been wondering if it’s possible for America to have another civil war. On the surface, it seems unlikely. The leftists running California and New York, and their supporters in Silicon Valley, on Wall Street and … Continue reading
Violence: We’re Asking the Wrong Questions
Every time something like the Las Vegas shooting happens, the question is asked, “Why do people do these things?” Because of my profession, I get asked that a lot. But no matter how many times I answer, or how many … Continue reading
San Juan Mayor: Where’s the Gratitude?
We live in such an age of “unreason”. But I’ll ask the questions anyway. Since most Puerto Ricans do not pay personal federal income taxes, what gives them the right to demand at least as much — if not more … Continue reading
Tom Price: Why Is It So Hard to Drain the Swamp?
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price has resigned, according to the White House after a series of reports uncovered expensive private flights billed to taxpayers for travel. The investigation spearheaded by Politico uncovered about $1 million in taxpayer-funded … Continue reading
A Short Refresher Course on Liberty (Thomas Jefferson)
“Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’ because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always … Continue reading
President Trump and Republicans: Stop Apologizing for Tax Cuts
If President Trump and his Republican majority in Congress fail to pass their tax cuts and tax reform package, here’s the reason why: Trump and the architects of the Republican plan insist that the overhaul is aimed squarely at benefiting … Continue reading
Disappointment Is Usually the Disappointed Person’s Fault
“It’s not what I expected. I don’t know what I expected. But this wasn’t it.” My reaction whenever I hear this is, “Why didn’t you know what you wanted? Why didn’t you make that knowledge conscious to yourself before engaging … Continue reading
Why Politics Has Ruined Everything
Why is everything so political? Hollywood, the Emmys, the movies, the NFL – everywhere you turn these days, it’s politics. What happened? America started out as a free country. Free countries are not political. Free countries have a government, because … Continue reading