You may have heard about ‘Net Neutrality’ or perhaps ‘Internet Neutrality’. You may have heard nice things about it. I’m telling you it’s a bad idea. The idea behind Net Neutrality sounds good, unless you understand how networks work. The Competitive Enterprise Institute addresses ‘Neutrality. Their concern seems aimed at pricing flexibility — the lack thereof […]
Posts under ‘Law’
No, I Don’t Hate Mexicans
… for some decades now, we have been admitting immigrants with no means of support. That, I think, is not good for America. We have enough home grown Americans unable to make ends meet; we don’t need to import any.
Refusal To Show ID
Though ostensibly done for ‘security’ purposes, the ID check does nothing to enhance security. Since the ID is not used to bar entry (not compared to some watch list), this ID check is really just a ‘compliance test’ to ensure that we sheeple will yield to the authority of someone in a uniform.
Sitting Ducks Are Easy Targets
Easy Targets The extraordinary events of September 11, 2001 require a serious look at the policies that made these horrific events possible. It is now obvious that we should stop treating hijackings as hostage situations and start treating them like terrorist attacks. We can all see clearly now that airliners are weapons, not merely conveyances. […]
A Response to “Critiques Of Libertarianism”
IBM and General Motors can’t deny citizens their right to a trial by a jury of their peers, only government can and does that routinely. All the corporations in the Fortune 500 can’t kick in my door in the middle of the night based on some anonymous tip; government agents can.
Who passed Jim Crow laws? Government. Who passed anti-Chinese laws? Who turned their collective heads and refused to enforce the laws once racial discrimination became unlawful? Government. Who uses racial profiling to stop people for “driving while black?” Government. Who broke countless treaties with American Indians? Government. And who is even now ignoring numerous Constitutional restrictions? Government.