Author: talkradio200

God and Limited Government

Part of making a coherent case for constitutional government involves sifting through parades of burning straw men.   When Nick Gillespie published a piece at Reason magazine, a magazine that sometimes fails to live up to its name, about Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s call for America to turn back to God, I could see the straw men from a mile away. Gillespie asserts that Jindal wants to mix politics and religion and that has to be bad. Now he doesn’t lose as many points as a leftist would because he didn’t pull out the First Amendment canard. But he’s got...

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What Does the Battle for House Speaker Tell Us?

As I write this, we are hours away from the vote for House Speaker. Right now, opponents of current Speaker John Boehner are trying to whip enough people (29) to deny him the job on the first ballot. There are at least 20 votes against him so far as of this writing. Some sources are saying over 20 voting against Boehner… Boehner whipping hard … — Matthew Boyle (@mboyle1) January 6, 2015 The laundry list of reasons to get rid of Boehner is a mile wide, and that’s being generous. The popular opinion of the pundit class is that...

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Random Thoughts from an NYC Young Black Conservative

Here are some random thoughts on the passing scene from someone not nearly as smart as Dr. Thomas Sowell: The only reason Hillary Clinton is considered a viable presidential contender is because she is a womenses. The only two reasons Elizabeth Warren is considered a viable presidential contender are being a womenses and because some people have deluded themselves into thinking Hillary Clinton isn’t a rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth Leftist. Democrats know that if Hillary Clinton doesn’t run for president in 2016, they are screwed. Considering my previous random thought, what does this tell you about the state of the Democrat...

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Thomas Sowell Brings the World into Focus through an Economics Lens

This week, on the latest installment of Uncommon Knowledge, Dr. Thomas Sowell of the Hoover Institution sits down with host Peter Robinson. He’s plugging his latest publication, which is actually the fifth edition of his classic work, Basic Economics. Dr. Sowell makes economics readable and understandable. He takes a machete to the clichés and abstractions of the day in a no-nonsense manner. Take a look at this interview, and be warned … you just might learn...

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