“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who’ll decide where to … Continue reading
You’re Driving (Dr. Seuss)
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Don’t Like the Police? Then Change the Laws!
Imagine if someone had proposed the following at the Constitutional Convention when the United States was founded: “Let’s nationalize the police. Let’s have the federal government equip and regulate state and local police forces to take care of the nation’s … Continue reading
The Rich Are Voting For Hillary? Of Course They Are
Headline: “Poll: Wealthy Voters Abandon Republican Party for Hillary Clinton.” A Bloomberg poll shows that Americans living in households making $100,000 or more have abandoned the Republican party, led by Donald Trump, in favor of Hillary Clinton. Clinton beats Trump … Continue reading
Google “Censorship on the Internet”
Google seeks to limit online trolls who bully people into self-censorship. “I want to use the best technology we have at our disposal to begin to take on trolling and other nefarious tactics that give hostile voices disproportionate weight… [we … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton, Not Donald Trump, Gives Aid and Comfort to ISIS
Hillary Clinton accuses Donald Trump of giving “aid and comfort” to ISIS recruiters, by taking such a strong stand against ISIS and Islamic terrorism. This would be like blaming the victim of a rape on looking too sexually attractive. “Well, … Continue reading
FBI Director James Comey: Lapse of America is All Twitter’s Fault!
Here’s how leftist-progressive CNN commentator Sally Kohn defended attacks on freedom of speech against libertarians and conservatives on college campuses: “Feelings are valid,” she mused. “I’m never going to argue with people’s feelings.” Contemporary leftists are not only tyrants; they’re … Continue reading
UCLA Freshman Ashly: A Case Study in Entitlement
From Fox News: Moving into a new place right out of high school can cause some anxiety for incoming freshman and it doesn’t really help when the new roommate isn’t the person you expect them to be. One UCLA freshman, … Continue reading
Why Democrats Keep Calling Dissenters “Racist” and What to Do About It
“They talk all the time about racists, racists,” said Donald Trump, referring to Democrats and self-described progressives. “The only word they know. They used it on [Mitt] Romney. They used it on everybody. They use it. When they are in … Continue reading
Newest Victim Group: “Minor-Attracted” Pedophiles
Without government funding, most of today’s irrational and untenable concepts would never get off the ground. Here’s yet another example of where government subsidies – in this case, by the state of Maryland – fund something that would likely never … Continue reading
America is NOT a Democracy (Leonard Peikoff)
The American system is not a democracy. It is a constitutional republic. A democracy, if you attach meaning to terms, is a system of unlimited majority rule; the classic example is ancient Athens. And the symbol of it is the … Continue reading
Republicans Let IRS Chief Off the Hook for Chilling Dissension
House Republicans reached an agreement late Wednesday to avoid a potentially divisive floor vote on impeaching IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. The deal scraps the vote on the so-called “privileged” impeachment resolution that had been expected to take place Thursday. Instead, … Continue reading
If Colin Powell Had Been a Democrat, Would We Even Know His Name?
Former Secretary of State and retired four-star Gen. Colin Powell, who served under three Republican presidents, called Donald Trump “a national disgrace,” an “international pariah” and — surprise, surprise! — a “racist,” according to recent reports at Newsmax and Buzzfeed. … Continue reading