Boot the Hotel Tax
With the ever-unpopular Bring Your Boots campaign on the bubble and the controversial funding of the film festival fresh in our minds, I think it's an ideal time to reopen a more basic discussion about the effectiveness of collecting a ...

NeoCons Planning Attack on Iran
Neoconservatives are nothing if not slimy, and it appears they're think-tanking the country into another unprovoked war. This time, neocon brain fart (do you smell mustard gas?), The Brooking Institute, issued a report in June 2009, entitled "Which Path to ...

Evangelical Endorsement
Mainstream opinion tells us that Ron Paul's message doesn't appeal to Evangelical Christians, and South Carolina's choice of Newt Gingrich lends to that case, but I don't think there's necessarily a strong correlation between preference and religious beliefs. In fact, ...

GOP in Limbo: How Low Can You Go?
As I mentioned in my previous blog, 40% of South Carolina Republicans pulled their credibility's pants down by voting for Newt Gingrich for President. It's got me wondering if perhaps SC's Family Values mantle is overblown. Whatever the case, the ...

Visit Sunny South Carolina...
Visit Sunny South Carolina... ... before Poseidon smites them with a hurricane and Ares unleashes FEMA onto their Big-Gov't-loving, adultery-supporting arses. I would never wish such a thing on those fine people, but they obviously like to be punished by ...

Whom Should Catholics Choose in 2012?
Food for thought...

Do the Iowa Caucuses matter?
Of course the Iowa Caucuses matter... unless the winner is challenging the morally- and logically-bankrupt status quo. We're told that a Ron Paul victory in Iowa would somehow invalidate the results, and we'd only need to pay attention to 2nd ...

History of U.S. Intervention in Iran
For those who need a history lesson on how the US has done nothing but destabilize the Middle East. And we're expected to believe that peace is our goal. Do your own research on this! On a related note...

Recipe for Success?
With Ron Paul still polling in first place in Iowa and improving in other states, one has to wonder if his formula will work in the future. Since I believe Iowa's exposure to Paul's message has directly resulted in his ...

Can a Christian be a libertarian?
Have you ever struggled with contradictions between your religion and your politics? Have you had to bend your religious views to reconcile them with your political views? Perhaps a glimpse into how libertarianism harmonizes with Christianity can help. As seen ...