There is little satisfaction from doing good if individuals are mandated to do the right thing. Character and responsibility are built when people voluntarily choose right over wrong, not when they are forced to do so.
May 13, 2020 Three Reminders from The Bill of Rights
As a condition for accepting the Constitution, the American people demanded the enactment of the Bill of Rights immediately after ratification of the Constitution. They had been assured that the Constitution was calling into existence a national government whose powers were limited to those enumerated in the Constitution. But that did not satisfy them. They wanted a Bill of Rights to make ...
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In addition to the federal government’s departments, such as Energy, Interior, and Education; and independent agencies, such as the CIA, FCC, and EPA; there ...
An "Austrian" Agenda for Post-Coronavirus Recovery
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Everyone is hoping for the light at the end of the tunnel with the coronavirus crisis. There are few who are not exhausted with ...
Six Things the COVID-19 Panic Has Taught Us
by Michael Tennant
The responses of public officials and the American public to the COVID-19 pandemic have been highly instructive. Here are just a few of the ...
