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Ales Rarus
government, law, and politics —
Category Archives: government, law, and politics
Heroic Disappointment
John McCain went on Leno last night. In reference to a recent gaffe, when McCain couldn't remember how many houses he owns, Jay asked him, "How many houses do you have?"
Everybody knows that John McCain was a prisoner of war, that he suffered more than five years of imprisonment. Most people, even those who serve […]
The Current State of My Political Philosophy
I believe that the government that governs best governs least, but I would not call myself a through-and-through, principled libertarian. I'd prefer that the federal government be severely limited in its powers. Generally, I believe that governmental powers should be no greater than inversely proportional to a government's scope. I believe such a notion is […]
As If Traveling Weren’t Bad Enough Already
The Department of Homeland Security is looking into requiring all airline passengers to wear a special bracelet that would allow the crew of a plane to cause an "electro-muscular disruption" (EMD) to immobilize disorderly passengers.
What about people with pacemakers? What about the small percentage of people with undiscovered conditions who may be killed by such […]
Buncha Whiners
So Phil Gramm, who supports John McCain in November, says, "We have sort of become a nation of whiners."
A good response from John McCain would have been something like, "Damn straight! And it's time to wean the American people from their dependence on the government, restore their civil liberties, get them back in the driver's […]
State Religion
A blogger syndicated here, Peter Wall, is upset that an atheist soldier has been the recipient of harassment by Christians in the military. While I agree that such behavior poorly represents Christ to the world and is inexcusable, I'm more frightened and annoyed by this quote from Michael Weinstein, a retired senior Air Force officer […]
