Category: Political Freedom
How Not to Get Fooled Again
A couple of weeks ago, I had a post that lamented the rise of Woke Crow. Our woke overlords are hostile to the inalienable rights of white people and the people who disagree with wokeism (i.e., “fascists”, “white supremacists” of every shade, minorities who “sellout,” etc.), and our woke overlords have no problem with pernicious…
Apparently, We’re Getting Fooled Again
I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I’ll get on my knees and pray We don’t get fooled again —The Who, Won’t Get Fooled Again Prior to the civil-rights…
Mr. Wow and I Are Both Right: Part Two
In part one of my Mr. Wow callout post, I made the unremarkable observation that our healthcare system is a mess and needs a serious overhaul. I also made the case that the two prominent camps vying to orchestrate that serious overhaul—the more government or statist camp and the less government or freedomist camp—both have…
Mr. Wow and I Are Both Right: Part One
I’ve always been a big fan of Mr. Wow. When it comes to personal finance, he’s playing 4D chess while I’m playing checkers. And when it comes to the issue of healthcare, he’s playing 4D chess as well. The few times I’ve talked to him about the issue, he really opened my eyes to the…
New York State and Crony Socialism
Don’t ask me why, but my high-powered brain turned toward education this week, and I decided to compare my birth state to my adoptive state. Check out the following tables: New York spends a lot more than North Carolina on public education—$14,663 more per pupil, to be precise. But New York doesn’t allocate its education…