Selective Rights
The Obama administration decided to pick a handful of fights that put our Bill of Rights at the center of the discussion. While I'm no fan of their liberty-crushing agenda,…
Forgotten Federalism
Most Americans are aware of very few of their Constitutional rights, or more accurately, Constitutional protections. As kids we try unsuccessfully to "plead the fifth" when mom questions us about…
50 > 1: Changing Washington from the Outside
Ask your neighbors and co-workers a simple question: "What are the wealthiest counties in America?" Here are the answers I got:“Is Manhattan a county? That has to be…
Office Hours with Dr. Brough: “The Constitution, Taxes, and Social Security”
Our first ever “Office Hours” segment was a fantastic success last week. Thanks to everyone’s support the link was shared more than 16,000 times on Facebook. Numerous…
Obama Uses Mideast Chaos to Attack Our Basic Human Rights
Obama Uses Mideast Chaos to Attack Our Human Rights…
Obama: Clueless and Wrong
President Obama granted an interview with CBS News in which he not only mischaracterized basic economic principles, but did so using his usual logical fallacies. After making these basic errors,…
ObamaCare – President was not and is not Truthful
Democracy and Power 108: ObfuscationWherever politics intrudes upon economic life, political success is readily attained by saying what people like to hear rather than what is demonstrably true. Instead of…
Trampling – “the Consent of the Governed”
Democracy and Power 105: The Politician seeks power “… Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” The Declaration of…
The President and Congress Disregard their Oath – “… preserve, protect and defend the Constitution …”
Democracy and Power 101: Government is power When protesting the expansion of federal power, Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration and Protest of Virginia and stated that rupture from the Union…
Governance Controls Destiny
Democracy and Power 101: Government is powerGovernment is not, as some people like to say, a necessary evil; it is not an evil, but a means, the…