As a resident of the District of Columbia I noticed the past few weeks an uptick in campaign style posters advocating “Statehood for DC Now.” I guess with the election of Barack Obama and the Democratic control of Congress, proponents of statehood think they have a good chance of success. The whole problem with this [...]
More.....Though I wanted Senator McCain to win, I do want to congratulate Senator Obama on being elected the 44th President of the United States. The title of a article on National Review Online by Bill Whittle said it best on how one should act in defeat: The only solace to be found in losing is in [...]
More.....It took me about 55 minutes to vote this morning. A rational person would say why bother (see Tyler Cowen’s comments at Marginal Revolution)? As a Republican in the District of Columbia I was I believe one of about five residents who voted for Senator McCain. In addition, the only other real race in the city [...]
More.....This election season there has been a lot of talk about voter fraud, especially with the action of ACORN. For me, much of the controversy is related to the fact we don’t distinguish between rights and privileges. A right is something inherent to every individual. For instance, each human has a right to his or [...]
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