The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) posted an excellent quote from Henry George’s 1905 book entitled “Protection or Free Trade.” It is something that United States President-Elect Donald Trump must read as he decides to impose protectionist measures, like tariffs, on millions of U.S. consumers and businesses. Here is the quote: “Civilized nations do not use […]
Archives for January 2017
An inside look at government bureaucracy
We have all been through it: we want to renew our driver’s license, we want to file for a business license, we want to get a new Social Security card, but the government bureaucracy eats away at our time, demanding documents, records, photocopies, identification and the list goes on. The lineups are long, the employees […]
Will automation make us poor? Heck no!
By: Aaron Bailey Automation has become a huge concern in recent years. With computer algorithms getting more and more sophisticated, machines are becoming increasingly able to do jobs that are many people’s bread and butter. Driverless cars have been tested on our roads for years. Although they aren’t commercially available yet, they eventually will be. […]
Democrats used to love the filibuster ‘nuclear option’ (video)
In 2013, Democrats approved a major rule change in the Senate called the “nuclear option.” Under this adjustment, judgeships and Cabinet appointments would only need 51 votes to be approved, though Supreme Court picks and legislation still needs the 60 votes to avoid a filibuster. Now that Barack Obama and the Democrats are no longer […]
Donald Trump victory causing liberals to think plumbers are Nazis
Let’s face it: there is more bad than good when it comes to a Donald Trump administration. The good, however, is seeing the wacky left, the Marxist professors, the mainstream media and social justice warriors (SJWs) weep like Huma Abedin and contradict themselves like Hillary Clinton for the next four years. When it comes to […]