Hi Everyone, In a recent post I talked about the factors and thinking that led me to change my political views from that of a life long Republican to a Libertarian. You can read the post by clicking here: Why I Became a Libertarian and What That Is (and [...]
Hi Everyone, In my first blog (Of Donkeys and Elephants and Tribes) I wrote about how as a people and a nation we have become increasingly polarized and alienated. Shortly after the election I read an opinion piece that asserted that we as a nation we had passed a critical [...]
Today I went to the pharmacy and behind the counter was a young man in a white lab coat. Obviously constrained by pharmacy rules he improvised his own Halloween costume by taping a piece of paper on his lab coat that read "Ghost". I chuckled at his creative humor. He appreciatively smiled [...]
Read About the Liberty Tenets Hi Everyone, In a recent post I talked about the factors and thinking that led me to change my political views from that of a life long Republican to a Libertarian and how I became convinced that the Libertarian philosophy is a [...]
Hi Everyone, In a recent post I talked about the factors and thinking that led me to change my political views from that of a life long Republican to a Libertarian and how I became convinced that the libertarian philosophy is a more moral, consistent, and Christian [...]
Some have asked me to explain how it is that I came to be a Libertarian and how could I (??!!) as a Christian adopt such a political view (see point 14 below). Here is the first answer: The path to becoming a libertarian was one of becoming more and [...]
I remember well the start of the first gulf war. I watched as an oil drilling dispute between Iraq and Kuwait turned into an American war. As a conservative and registered Republican I did experience some doubt regarding what Bush senior and his cabinet were driving us into - War in the Middle [...]
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is as refreshing as cool water on a scorching August day. He is smart, principled, candid, capable, courageous, and full of integrity. He is a brilliant engineer with 29 patents who after studying at MIT developed technology, brought it to market, and founded a 70 person [...]
Hi again. Today I am going to assert my convictions about the United States Presidency. The current election has certainly dominated the airwaves and set a lot of people to thinking and a lot of teeth on edge. Everyone seems to sense and feel that the nation is at [...]
We have all heard the old adage that in polite company one should avoid two topics: religion and politics. And this advice resonates with us because these two topics involve deeply held beliefs and values. In fact, discussion seems downright dangerous - a palpable threat not only to social civility and [...]
