Voter guides abound, but how many actually focus on the principles of the issues? And how many are reusable year-after-year despite policy changes? To expand on the prior post, “To Vote or not to Vote?”, here is a timeless voter guide that will help you critically evaluate the upcoming local and statewide ballot initiatives. While this timeless voter guide is geared toward evaluating propositions, measures, statutes, etc., it can be applied to candidates by determining if their voting history fails or passes these tests. Timeless Voter Guide This list contains 14 critical tests that can be used to evaluate any proposal … Read More
To Vote or not to Vote?
With state and local midterm elections next month, it seemed appropriate to address the issue of voting and its biggest misconception. Vote? We frequently see public service messages telling people to “get out and vote”. It is not at all uncommon to hear radio talk show hosts tell us that the problems in our country are the result of voter apathy. Admonishing non-voters to vote sounds noble, but is it good policy? Do our nation’s problems really stem from electoral non-participation? Let’s start by identifying the ultimate goal of our electoral process. Is our ultimate goal to achieve broad participation … Read More
Is Harley-Davidson un-American?
Should a company be taxed extra just for not being “Made in USA”? President Donald Trump threatened the motorcycle company, Harley-Davidson, with unparalleled taxes should the company decide to move more of its production overseas. “A Harley-Davidson should never be built in another country—never! The aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before!” tweeted the President. The question is: does Harley-Davidson (or any business) have the freedom to choose where they produce? And, if a company chooses to produce where its’ government doesn’t like, does the government have the proper authority to punish that company (whether … Read More
The Religion of Cake
Bakery Cakes, Religion and Slavery … In the summer of 2012 a Christian baker refused to provide a custom cake for a “gay” wedding. Almost six years later, the case has finally received a Supreme Court ruling. Many groups including some free speech advocates and religious liberty advocates have celebrated the bakery’s victory. Unfortunately, both the media and our nation’s highest court have ignored the fundamental issues that should have been litigated. In the Supreme Court decision, the majority opinion held that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission’s action violated the free exercise clause of the Constitution and that the baker … Read More
169 Million Reasons NOT to Ban Guns
169 Million Reasons NOT to Ban Guns In 1994, University of Hawaii Professor R.J. Rummel published an important scholarly work entitled, “Death By Government.” This 400+ page work is a thorough treatment of his research on one category of death—what he calls democide. Democide is defined as “the murder of any person or people by their government, including genocide, politicide and mass murder.” The astonishing conclusion of his work? In the 20th century, just over 169 million people were killed by their own governments. These are not deaths from disease, nor are they deaths from war. These are governments … Read More
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