A recent article by the Niskanen Center tries to make the case that regulations should be considered beneficial unless proven otherwise. The thing is is that we don’t need data to understand whether the effects caused by regulation are on balance good or bad. Liberty tells us that the cumulative effect of regulations will be…
Category: Culture
Mark Steyn at David Horowitz’s Restoration Weekend 2017
Mark Steyn is one of the best political commentators of our time. Not a Trump apologist, he still nailed the Trump phenomenon when other commentators on the right were in a mist. He was able to do this because he understands we are at war with a multicultural elite who are trying to destroy the very…
No Tolerance at Airbnb
As I attempted to log in to my Airbnb account yesterday, I was greeted with this message: Before you continue Whether it’s your first time using Airbnb or you’re one of our original travelers, please commit to respecting and including everyone in the Airbnb community. I agree to treat everyone in the Airbnb community—regardless of…
Get Your Swimsuits Out
According to the New York Times, it won’t be long before we will all be swimming to work: The truth is, how shall we put it, a bit more nuanced.
Happy Warriors: Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography by William F. Buckley, Jr
“Beware the one who makes his living off criticizing the sin of others.” – Pastor Eric Landry, discussing the actions of Ham against his father Noah in a sermon on Genesis 9. As I think about how biblically-minded Christians can deal with the constant assaults from the left, three things really stand out to me….
Imagine
Imagine there’s no Medicaid It’s easy if you dare No plans to hinder us People receiving care Imagine all the people Living in good health Imagine private health care It’s no so hard to see Less death or illness Without the Fed’s decree Imagine all the people Living in Freedom You may say that I’m…
Why I am Not Voting for Trump
I am not going to vote for Donald Trump for president of the United States. This has caused consternation among some of my friends stuck in the binary choice paradigm that voting for anyone besides Mr. Trump or not voting at all is essentially a vote for Hillary Clinton. I am comfortable with the decision…
Peacock Family Trip to the UK – September 2015
We had a great time on our two week trip to the United Kingdom. Lots of castles, lots of beautiful English countryside with rolling hills and charming towns. Lots of reformation sites and hymn writers and a few churches. Lots of driving on the wrong side of the road while shifting with the wrong hand. And…
Peacock Family Trip to the UK Travel Notes
Below are our notes on things to see in the United Kingdom. We didn’t get to see all of these, but someone has thought them worth seeing, so I thought I’d include them here for anyone who might be planning a trip.
Chattel Law Enforcement
A Texas state representative recently complained about being treated like a child during an encounter with police after he had been clocked driving 94 miles an hour. His statement was in the context of hearings over the sad case of Sandra Bland. There are a lot of problems we face today as we move toward…