Tag: Law
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Human Beings Are NOT Inherently Good
I mentioned in a previous article that we create laws with the idea that people are good and just need the right rules. Many of the ideologies floating around in our modern societies extol the virtues of human goodness. These sorts of viewpoints assume that human beings are naturally good entities and it is because…
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Proactive vs Reactive Law in a Free Society
We all want to live in a safe society. The idea of living in a world where we can be harmed or killed at any time scares us more than we usually think about, and we try to put measures in place to mitigate the risk of something happening to us. It is reasonable to…
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Immigration Reform
As I’ve stated in the past, I tend to lean right on most issues. I favor a system that allows individuals to live their best life with a minimum of interference from others. The majority of these beliefs that I hold stem from the ideals of Libertarianism, a structure that is primarily about having as…
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The Filibuster Problem
We are seeing a concerted effort by the Democratic party to remove the ability of the other side to utilize the filibuster to fight against legislation. There are a lot of reasons why this is a very dangerous path to walk, not the least of which has to do with the constantly shifting political landscape.…
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Maintaining Political Neutrality
We have come to see how hyper-partisan politics is destroying our social structure, economy, and the basic freedoms we once enjoyed. As the rhetoric builds higher and higher, leaders feel emboldened to implement more and more rules to tightly regulate not only our public lives, but our private affairs as well. In this highly charged…