democracy
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ConstitutionGovernmentPolitics
Opponents of Liberty Remain Misguided Sore Winners
by Richard Ebeling December 15, 2020It is amazing that even when those on the American “left” elect those who they put up for high political office, like in this year’s presidential election, they remain sore and poor winners
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Democracies around the world are in trouble. After a good, long run with freedom flourishing, we suddenly find ourselves (with other large democracies in the West) with dysfunctional governments that appear incapable of dealing with problems in a rational manner.
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Constitution
The Most ‘Underrated’ Founder’s Influence on America’s Constitution
by Rob Natelson November 29, 2017This month marks the 250th anniversary of John Dickinson’s Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania — the landmark series of newspaper op-eds that laid out the colonial case against taxation without representation.
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Uncategorized
Fake Democracy, Real Power Grabs: The Bureaucracy ‘Comment Periods’
by Seton Motley June 13, 2017The Left doesn’t like acquiescing to the will of We the People. They like – to degree that they can pull it off – to PRETEND to acquiesce to the will of We the People.
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PoliticsUncategorized
Presidential Inaugurations and the Politics of Stealing Apples
by Richard Ebeling February 7, 2017Whether reporters hated or loved the dawn of the presidential “Age of Trump,” they all emphasized, in a near hushed religious reverence, the magical meaning of the peaceful transfer of political power from one president to another
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Politics
Smaller Government is the Best Cure for Political Brain Freeze
by David S. D'Amato January 20, 2017Americans must face up to the facts: politics has most likely blinded them, obscuring their view of significant facts and all but blacking out the portion of their brains devoted to critical thinking.
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FeaturedLibertyPodcast
In The Tank Podcast (ep22): Top 10 Questions Libertarians Are Frequently Asked
by Donald Kendal January 22, 2016In episode #22 of the In The Tank Podcast, Hosts Donny Kendal and John Nothdurft answer the top 10 questions libertarians are frequently asked. This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, roundtable discussions, stories, and light-hearted segments on a variety of topics on the latest news. The show is available for download as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast every Friday.
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Environment/EnergyPolitics
Climate Alarmists Increasingly Embrace Authoritarianism
by H. Sterling Burnett January 20, 2016Some climatologists, including many who believe human-caused global warming poses a catastrophic threat to the planet, say democracy itself is a hindrance to sound climate policy. They say democracies are increasingly proving themselves incapable of delivering strong and timely policy responses to exceptional global threats.