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Cowardly Democrat Leaders Call for Vote in the Middle of the Night.
What in liberty’s name are the Democrats doing? We know that not all Democrats are far left...
Government cannot Bestow Rights; Government can only Recognize and Protect them.
You know, folks always tell conservatives and libertarians that we must return civility to the...
Eternal Vigilance is Exhausting.
I need to reiterate my frustration about having to be so increasingly and constantly vigilant...
It’s Past Time to Pass the Enumerated Powers Act
It’s well past time to finally enact the Enumerated Powers Act (H.R. 1359, S. 3159). What is it?...
Being Nasty won’t Help the Political Left.
It’s stunning that we’ve arrived at a day in America where our republic’s most highly placed...
Government Gains Equals Liberty’s Loss
Every government action has an equal and opposite liberty reaction. Okay, perhaps not every...
Suspect Theater
I watched a well-teased video of alleged police misconduct on a FOX news show the other morning....
Obama Administration has Americans Politically Punch Drunk
I’ve never in my left felt it necessary to pay so much attention to what my government is up to...
Cops Feel Liberty is America’s True Public Option
Chances are when you think of what cops do, in general (aside from ingesting copious quantities of...
Police Officers and Teachers Need to be Professionally Objective.
I was terribly uncomfortable, to say the least, with the recent YouTube video showing a teacher...
The Health sCare Issue
The proponents of so-called Obamacare too often engage in reckless rhetoric and hysterical...
Police Aren’t Psychic
Considering my day job, how could I not comment on the President’s thoughtless comments regarding...
Washington State Abuses Motorcyclists with Endorsement Fees
My affection for motorcycles began at an early age, and I realized an early dream when I purchased...
No Bail Out Here
America is a strange place these days, suffering a critical identity crisis—to adhere to the plan...
Obama, Sotomayor, and Ordinary
President Obama’s Sonya Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination did not surprise me in the least. A...
D.C. Chique
If you ever want to know if some public effort might be a political scam, just watch how fast its...
Letting our Founding Fathers down
In his brilliant essay, Live Free or Die!, which appeared in the April 2009 issue of...
Busier than Thou
Every once in a while I migrate back to this theme: What’s up with editors? Actually, this...
Fighting evil
If you’ve been reading my stuff for a while you know that one of the reasons I became a cop is...
Cannon Beach, Oregon. Roam, Run, Relax.
Sometimes a break is just what’s needed for a little change of perspective, and I’ve got the...
Seattle Tea Party
I hadn’t planned on writing about the Tea Party phenomenon, but after having attended one...
No Constitution; no America
I was a guest on a radio show the other day where, rather than discussing police issues, the hosts...
A BIT HOT AND COLD ON THE ISSUE.
Here’s something that might not on the face of it seem like something within my normal topic...
A Crucial Dichotomy
I find it strange that I can’t remember ever reading about, or even hearing any public...
What if Liberty was America’s Public Policy?
What if before any political decision was made in America, it was filtered through an...
No Mystery Here
I’m tired of hearing about the “mystery” behind President Obama’s continuing 60% approval...
Ayn Rand: Has the time she warned us about arrived?
If you never have, and you’re feeling confused about what’s going on in America today,...
New Glory
One fringe benefit of a liberal Democrat being elected President of the United States seems...