A conversation I had not long ago with a friend of mine revolved around the underlying philosophical underpinnings of social justice politics. His assertion was that social justice philosophy lies in the

Most libertarians will point at the Second Amendment (which I’ve already written about) and say “… shall not be infringed. End of discussion. We don’t believe in any form of gun control.” I’d like to make

You occasionally hear people use the phrase “there ought to be a law” or “the government should …”. But what does that actually mean? What does it imply? To give people the benefit of the doubt, what they

In the news and on social media recently, there have been lots of people arguing about whether a certain group of people should be standing or kneeling during some specific renditions of the Star Spangled

Net neutrality has been in the news again recently. Most people don’t seem to understand what it entails. Let’s take a closer, more logical look at what it means. First of all, what is the internet? Who

Robert Reich just can’t stop making bad economic arguments (which is pretty bad for a professional economist). His latest mistake comes in the form of an argument that industrial automation is grounds

The debate about nuclear waste has been starting to heat up a bit recently. A google search of “Yucca Mountain” turns up dozens of articles from just the last few weeks. Being a nuclear engineer myself,

I started to hear some clips from Senator Diane Feinstein during the confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch for his appointment to the US Supreme Court over the last few days. My initial thought was that,

Finally time for the last of the Bill of Rights, the 10th Amendment, as reproduced below. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved

I’ve been busy getting settled in to my new job in a new place lately, so sorry to anybody who’s been wondering why I haven’t been posting. I feel like I’m finally getting caught up, so I wanted to tackle

I recently got into a discussion about whether punishment (i.e. jail) for crimes is justified by libertarian principles. I want to try to reason about what a criminal justice system might look like if

The Ninth Amendment is short and to the point. I’ve reproduced it below. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

In a new video Robert Reich tries to refute 7 economic “lies”. He makes glaring errors in logic and economic theory in every single one. This isn’t the first time Mr. Reich has been wrong, but this time

I was pointed to an article that I just couldn’t let go by. The article is “Dear Tom Woods, Murray Rothbard Did Indeed Suck”. Normally I try to have an open mind, and hear people out when they try to criticize

The next in my Bill of Rights series is the Eighth Amendment. I have reproduced it below. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

It’s time to continue my Bill of Rights series with the seventh amendment. It is reproduced below. In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial

New post is up. This one takes aim at the FDA.

Always loved this guy. Well worth watching.

At the most basic level every human being has 2 fundamental rights, with a third included to preserve the first two. In a just society, these rights must not be infringed without due process. That due