Category: Federal Power

Borders and immigration: a view from Romania

by PieInTheSKy | Feb 14, 2018 | Crime, Federal Power, Immigration, Libertarianism, Opinion, Travel | 381

Disclaimers and such things: I thought for a good while about writing some thoughts on this issue. I see it as quite thorny and not as black and white as most people present it, irrespective of sides. Of course calling things complex or not black and white is usually a bullshit non-argument. Better said, I am not completely sure where I stand on it. So instead of trying too hard, I just wrote some thoughts to get some feedback as it were… It is not my best writing ever, so keep that in mind.

Another #Calexit update

by jesse.in.mb | Jan 29, 2018 | Constitution, Federal Power | 321

Gretchen, stop trying to make ~~fetch~~ #Calexit happen! It’s not going to happen!

Our National Conversation is a ‘Shit Hole’: A Rant

by Guest Contributor | Jan 24, 2018 | Federal Power, Fourth Amendment, Liberty, Media, Privacy, Rant | 172

Just Say’n is fed up! Is he the only one around here who gives a shit about the rules?!

Scenes from a Wasteland: Ground Zero for the Carnage of the Government Shutdown

by trshmnstr | Jan 22, 2018 | Art, Congress, Death Penalty, Economy, Federal Power, History, Libertarianism, National Security, Politics, Satire, Taxes | 215

A sentence worse than death: to grow up and live a shell of a life surrounded by death and rot! And all because the damn Republicans shut down the government!

End of The Road – Truckers are soon to be replaced by Robots, but the State has already been Roboticizing The Driver

by Guest Contributor | Dec 6, 2017 | Big Government, Federal Power, Licensing, Markets, Regulation, Technology, Travel | 322

Gordilocks tempts us all to become OTR drivers!

OK, I lied…More on Catalonia.

by Swiss Servator | Oct 19, 2017 | Big Government, Constitution, Federal Power, Liberty, Politics, Rule of Law | 275

Sully, remember how I said I wouldn’t write anymore about Catalonia? I lied…

A Comparison of Cabotage Maritime Regulations Worldwide – Part 3 (of 3)

by LT_Fish | Oct 12, 2017 | Economy, Federal Power, Finance, Markets, Regulation, Taxes | 142

Continuing to elaborate upon my previous themes on Maritime Regulation/Deregulation. (here, here...

A Comparison of Cabotage Maritime Regulations Worldwide – Part 2 (of 3)

by LT_Fish | Oct 4, 2017 | Economy, Federal Power, Finance, Markets, Regulation, Taxes | 69

LT_Fish casts his gimlet eye on Cabotage Law, Pt. 2

A Comparison of Cabotage Maritime Regulations Worldwide – Part 1 (of 3)

by LT_Fish | Sep 26, 2017 | Economy, Federal Power, Finance, Markets, Regulation, Taxes | 244

LT_Fish on maritime regulations with respect to cabotage.

What are Rights? An Encore

by trshmnstr | Aug 29, 2017 | Constitution, Federal Power, Harambe, History, Liberty, Politics, Rule of Law | 176

Trshmnstr philosophizes further on the nature of natural rights.

Civil War II: A reflection on my hot take from May

by trshmnstr | Aug 19, 2017 | Big Government, Constitution, Federal Power, Opinion, Racism, Social Justice | 245

trshmnstr re-visits his May article about the antifa movement

Why Dreamhost is our host

by SP | Aug 16, 2017 | Admin, Big Government, Federal Power, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Privacy | 123

SP explains.

The (Small-l) Libertarian Case For a Non-Libertarian President

by sloopyinca | Aug 7, 2017 | Advice, Big Government, Congress, Constitution, Deep State, Economy, Executive Branch, Federal Power, First Amendment, Guns, Liberty, Markets, National Security, Opinion, Politics, Rant, Regulation, Rule of Law, Supreme Court, Taxes | 302

What is libertarianism’s best strategy to gain a legitimate amount of power nationally (and then happily cede it to the people)?
Sloopy believes there is a third, and overlooked, option.

#CalExit 2, The CalExiting

by jesse.in.mb | Aug 7, 2017 | Federal Power | 345

Just when you thought #CalExit was over it’s back…and weirder than ever.

Can We Unfuck Representative Government?

by Old Man With Candy | Jul 16, 2017 | Constitution, Federal Power, Opinion, Politics, Rant | 146

Libertarians and classical liberals look at our current electoral system as a fixed choice between Crips and Bloods. Is there an alternative?

The states and grand juries, Part Three: Reformers weaken, and in some cases destroy, the right to a grand jury

by O, statua gentilissima | Jul 14, 2017 | Big Government, Constitution, Crime, Death Penalty, Deep State, Executive Branch, Federal Power, History, Liberty, Opinion, Religion, Rule of Law | 95

“When Dr. [Samuel] Johnson defined patriotism as the last refuge of a scoundrel, he ignored the enormous possibilities of the word reform.” – Roscoe Conkling

The states and grand juries, Part Two: Historical vignettes of grand juries under siege

by O, statua gentilissima | Jul 10, 2017 | Big Government, Constitution, Cops, Crime, Executive Branch, Federal Power, History, Liberty, Media, Racism, Rant, Religion, Rule of Law, Supreme Court | 53

Rather than give a comprehensive history of the victories of “reformers” who curtailed grand-jury rights in state after state, let me attempt to give some historical vignettes, and tie these vignettes together with some semblance of narrative coherence. Then later, I’ll give an account of the triumph of the reformers in their battle against the grand jury.

James Comey: Jilted Lover or Spineless Chump?

by sloopyinca | Jun 8, 2017 | Beefcake, Big Government, Congress, Constitution, Crime, Deep State, Executive Branch, Federal Power, Politics, Right to Repair | 265

Comey is gutless or Comey is grinding his axe. I’ve made my decision. Please discuss yours in the comments.

The Nation Misses The Point on Counterterrorism

by sloopyinca | Jun 1, 2017 | Education, Federal Power, First Amendment, Immigration, National Security, Opinion, Politics, Rant, Religion, Rule of Law, Society | 134

I have no doubt that Ariana Grande means well, but she’s dead wrong. Inclusiveness is no strategy to fight terrorism. It is a strategy to offer people an opportunity to assimilate to an enlightened western culture.

The man who fought a blacklist and killed the First Amendment (it got better)

by O, statua gentilissima | May 16, 2017 | Constitution, Federal Power, First Amendment, History, Liberty, Media, Regulation, Supreme Court | 206

Things were different in many ways a century ago, but in one respect it was like all places at all...

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