I spend a lot of time thinking about the role of the state in my life. I’m interested in the limits on legitimate functions and how far those should extend. For more than a decade, I’ve been thinking about how the state’s role is bigger than I am comfortable with. I’ve concluded that the state [...]

Protect the children is getting to be a tired old mantra. People tend to get out of hand though. Voyeurs and exhibitionists are everywhere. As long as they aren’t forcing anyone to watch them, I have no problem with what they do.
Unfortunately, we live in a sensationalist society full of hypocrites and people who enjoy [...]

Government, by its very nature, engenders some pretty idiotic news stories. This is one of the dumbest I’ve read in years. Intent is no longer an issue in the giant plantation of subjects we called the United States of America. Nancy Pelosi, being one of the overseers, must be protected, even when no one is [...]

The biggest taxpayer bailout in the history of the United States is inevitable.
The inevitability of a taxpayer-funded bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the hobbled mortgage behemoths, shook investors last week, and shares in both companies plummeted on fears that existing stockholders would be wiped out.
These government-sponsored entities guarantee or hold $5.2 trillion in [...]

Alabama is about to begin charging state employees $25 a month for being overweight.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama, pushed to second in national obesity rankings by deep-fried Southern favorites, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat.

The state has given its 37,527 employees a year to start getting fit — or they’ll pay $25 [...]