“Gun Violence” as a Rhetorical Trick in the Gun-Control Debate
When a pundit refers to "gun violence" when the discussion is about homicide, they're usually trying to hide something.
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America’s Radical Revolution
Since the Revolution was a people's war, the extent of mass participation in the militia and committees led necessarily to a democratizing of suffrage in the new governments.
Don’t Confuse the Declaration of Independence with the Constitution
Some people seem to think the Constitution of 1787 is pretty much the same thing as the Declaration of Independence. They're wrong.
It’s the Fourth of July! Why Am I Sad?
When I was a kid, I loved Independence Day. Now it just makes me sad.
The End Game Of Bubble Finance: Political Revolt
During Friday's bloodbath a CNBC anchor lady assured her audience that Brexit wasn't a big sweat. That's because it is a political crisis, not a financial one.
Brexit Shows Why the US Income Tax Is So Bad
The fact that the US government can tax citizens directly makes the act of state secession far more difficult.
The US Should Have 10,000 Members of Congress
The ballooning size of legislative districts in the US is just one more illustration of how the United States is too large.
Hillary Clinton’s Easy Choices
Hillary Clinton's campaign book Hard Choices makes it clear she believes that salvation always lies with the state.
First the UK, then Scotland ... then Texas?
That didn't take long. Only hours after the British vote to secede from the EU passed, political leaders in Scotland renew their drive to secede from the UK.
1916: The Breaking Point
A hundred years ago, the crisis of the war was forging a new world organized around war itself.
