Pop Quiz time! What’s the difference between charitable contributions and taxation? How are flirting and sexual harassment different? What about employment and slavery? Rape and love making? The answer to all of these is the principle of consent. Each person has the right to decide what happens to their body and property. When they agree…
The COVID-19 Coronavirus response proved we should end occupational licensing and regulation of doctors and nurses by the government. The response also demonstrates why it was a mistake to put such licensing and regulatory schemes in place to begin with. Because of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, New York asked doctors and nurses to come help care…
Unfortunately, there was another firearm related tragedy last month as an angry young man opened fire on people at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California. Three people, including an innocent young child were killed, and a dozen were reported as injured. Then, there were shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Dozens were killed…
Currently the United Kingdom is going through the process of attempting to negotiate and navigate Brexit, the exit of Great Britain from the European Union. Many eyes have been focused on the UK, and specifically the business of the House of Commons and their back and forth with Prime Minister Theresa May. One thing that…
Secession has increasingly been in the news recently. Technically, what is being discussed is partitioning usually, but the word secession catches people’s attention more. After President Trump was elected in 2016 the idea of California seceding from the US was proffered. Since the 2018 mid-term elections, Upstate New Yorkers have again been discussing secession from…