‘Big Government’ Archives
Northrop Grumman: What Took Them So Long?
Unsurprising news today from the Washington Post: Northrop Grumman moving HQ to Washington D.C. by 2011 Major defense contractor Northrop Grumman said it plans to move its headquarters from Los Angeles to the Washington D.C. area by 2011. The company is looking for a site in the region and plans to identify one by spring 2010. (more...)
2009 Nanny of the Year
Reason.tv has produced another great video. Watch:
Tasers: Coming to a Traffic Stop Near You
Interesting story from Wired on how the Police now overuse tasers, showing more than ever that "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely": The use of Tasers has become increasingly controversial over the last year, following high-profile cases such as the Tasering of a ten-tear old girl who had refused to take a shower and video of [...]
The Top 8 Reasons for Big Government in the Past Decade
Here are the top eight moments of government expansion from the past decade, as decided by me. Obviously, this is my opinion and these are in no order of importance. These are simply the top eight events that led to continued growth of government. You may be wondering why I didn't do a list of ten, as seems customary with these end of year [...]
The “New Deal Constitution” Still Applies Today
In 1937, H.L. Mencken wrote a satirical piece on what the Constitution really looked like during the New Deal era with FDR. It leaves many to wonder what would a Obama/Democrat/Republican/Bush Constitution would look like. Here is the original one (h/t Cafe Hayek): The principal cause of the uproar in Washington is a conflict between the swift- [...]
The Ever Expanding Power of Government
The year 2009 was the year of Government Growth. As was the year 2008, 2007 and so on back through history. The Wall Street Journal has a great write-up today on how the bailouts blew the size of government up even further. Check it out: In 2008 and 2009, Washington strove to save the economy. In 2010, Americans will get a clearer picture of how [...]
Anti-Blasphemy Effort Backed by the U.S
I this article on U.S.A Today and it blew my mind, not the fact that a world government movement to limit what I can and cannot say about religion, but the fact that the U.S openly sponsored this measure, completely throwing away the most important piece of our country's foundation. Here is the complete article: Just say no to blasphemy laws
A Thought on Being Against Government Force
From Adam Bitely: I was just sitting here talking to my roommate on the matter of the military defending our rights over seas. If the military was defending our rights, wouldn't they be here protecting us from the Obama administration, congress, the Supreme Court and many other sources of control? That, however, is not the case. Our [...]
Government and Parenting?
I read an article earlier today while browsing through Google News. I found it interesting because it was about a 13 year old girl from the Netherlands wanting to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo. I am conflicted about this. I think that it is irresponsible of the parents to allow a person that young especially a girl, [...]
