Category Archives: Policy

Don’t Mistake Police for Private Counsel

Don’t Mistake Police for Private Counsel As a lawyer, I see cases where people mistake police for their own, personal counselors. People call the police and expect police officers to solve their problems.Police officers aren’t counselors. They are enforcers of legislation, peace and order. The type of help that police provide is called arrest. Two […]

Standing With Israel and Freedom: An Objectivist’s Perspective

Standing With Israel and Freedom: An Objectivist’s Perspective “We ought to stand with Israel and everyone else in the region genuinely seeking freedom — uncompromisingly, resolutely, vocally.” Elan Journo, What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2018).Elan Journo is a free-thinking Ayn Rand objectivist. He advocates for free market economics, freedom of speech, and […]

Words Are Like Feathers. Once They Fly Out, It’s Impossible to Put Them Back In.

Words Are Like Feathers. Once They Fly Out, It’s Impossible to Put Them Back In. People lie. For different reasons, but people lie.Especially emotional people. People who are angry, or vengeful, or just feel wronged. Think — people going through a heated divorce. When angry, false claims stay inside the privacy of homes, the lies […]

Unlawful for DC Restaurants to Discriminate Based on Political Affiliation

Unlawful for DC Restaurants to Discriminate Based on Political Affiliation Washington D.C. expressly prohibits their restaurants from discriminating against patrons on the basis of political affiliation.D.C. enacted the Human Rights Act in 1977. The purpose of the Act was to end discrimination in the District. It is the intent of the Council of the District […]

American Hero Robert O’Neill Wants Michigan to Vote for American Hero John James

American Hero Robert O’Neill Wants Michigan to Vote for American Hero John James Robert J. O’Neill is an American hero.In 2011, as part of SEAL Team 6, O’Neill shot and killed Osama bin Laden. O’Neill was also involved in the mission to save Captain Richard Phillips during the Maersk Alabama hijacking, and Operation Red Wings […]

VA U.S. Senate GOP Primary is Between a Constitutionalist and a Guy Who Calls Anti-Semite His Hero

VA U.S. Senate GOP Primary is Between a Constitutionalist and a Guy Who Calls Anti-Semite His Hero The Virginia U.S. Senate Republican Primary is set to be a match between Nick Freitas, a Constitutionalist and revered Virginia lawmaker in the House of Delegates, and Corey Stewart, a guy who lost the Republican Primary nomination for […]

Net Neutrality is a Fancy Term for Internet Socialism

Net Neutrality is a Fancy Term for Internet Socialism Don’t be fooled by the terminology. Net neutrality isn’t a tech term that will be hard for you to comprehend. You will get it in an instant, I promise. It’s the same old socialism, just rebranded to make it tech-trendy.There’s nothing neutral about net neutrality. It […]