As the Somali pirate standoff came to close I, like any other American following the crisis, was wholly reassured to see the courageous Captain Phillips escape from the potentially fatal face-off with his life. The good guys won. The bad guys lost. What better way could any foreign policy crises end? Not good [...]
Posts on ‘April 15th, 2009’
Of Tea Parties, Taxes, and Rebuilding
Over two centuries ago, colonists in Boston revolted against unfair and excessive taxes by hosting a “Tea Party” in which they destroyed the tea by throwing it into the harbor. The actions of these colonists would go down forever as a crucial historical event, ultimately serving as a stepping stone toward the American Revolutionary War [...]
Stop Being Pushed Around
A recent poll showed that just 53% of Americans would pick capitalism as an economic foundation right now. One out of every five people in this country would prefer a switch to the comforting arms of central planning and socialism, while the rest are unsure. Unsurprisingly, there is a strong difference between Republicans [...]
