Unalienable Rights: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

The United Stated Declaration of Independence states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” I have been talking lately with a lot of Americans who don’t believe …

Unjust Laws

In 1748, Montesquieu noted “Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.” In 1957, Ayn Rand wrote “There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it …

Government Paper Pushers Are Paid More than You

Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute devoted the time and and effort to analyze salary and benefits information published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is the kind of reporting we don’t get from the mass media, because it requires critical thinking. Chris’s results are depressing, if not surprising: “In 2008, federal worker compensation …