Category: Political Freedom
Are You a Supremacist, a Neutralist, or a Subordinationist?
A supremacist is someone who thinks his tribe deserves special advantages. He doesn’t want the same rules and standards for everyone. He wants the powerful to rig the game against members of different tribes. A neutralist is someone who thinks his tribe deserves neither special advantages nor special disadvantages. He wants the same rules and…
Incentive-Based Governing
We all know why Big Business, Big Non-Profit, Big Labor, and Big Tribalism donate money to federal politicians. They want Congress to pass laws that favor them with some form of cronyism—that is, they want either tax-avoiding loopholes, revenue-enhancing subsidies, or competition-hobbling regulations. Not all lobbying is bad, of course. If I were a billionaire,…
Understanding Constitutional Rights as a Form of Property Would Make America a More Perfect Union
I have a simple definition of property. Here it is: Property is anything that people can legally own and has value, whether that value is real or sentimental. Using the above definition as a guide, I believe there are four kinds of property. Here they are: Classic: This is the stuff that immediately pops into…
Why I’m Not a Fan of Government
Here are just some of the slimy dealings I saw at my rinky-dink municipality on Long Island during my 21 years of civil service: Merit raises were bonuses equal to three percent of a recipient’s salary, and 30 to 40 of them were awarded every year by management. But hardly anyone who received a merit…