Libertarian Party Candidates
The Libertarian Party usually stakes out positions advocating reduced government spending and minimized moral edicts. This year’s presidential duo is doing the same. ...
About: Charles Scaliger
Posts by Charles Scaliger
What’s Wrong With the Redistribution of Wealth?
Whenever government takes from one class of people in order to give to another, it is taking the property of some and giving it to others. The fact that...
Why Enumerate Powers?
Under the Constitution only those powers that are enumerated — that is, granted explicitly — are legitimate. Otherwise put, the federal government has no authority unless it is enumerated...
Be Like Me
We’ve been told for years that the Scandinavians have successful socialism, but they are suffocating their economies and people with taxes, regulations, and social conventions. ...
Is Gridlock Really a Bad Thing?
Gridlock in government has become a watchword for inefficiency. But at the time of the founding of the American republic, gridlock was known by another term: checks and balances....
Why Wyden?
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon has contributed enormously to the advancement of nearly every modern liberal cause, from socialized medicine to same-sex “marriage.” ...
What Type of Government Do We Have?
Although the United States of America has more than 320 million citizens — making her the world’s third most-populous country — few Americans know what type of government we...
UN Agency Joins With U.S. Firm to Internationalize Space Exploration
The UN Office for Outer Space Affairs is in talks with Colorado-based Sierra Nevada Corporation to provide an infrastructure giving the UN access to outer space. ...
Three Amigos Summit Promises More Environmental Controls
The latest NAFTA summit, held in Ottawa, served up a poignant reminder to North Americans that there is nothing so costly as "free" trade. ...
At Today’s “Three Amigos” Summit, NAFTA Leaders Are Worried About Brexit
The leaders of the United States, Canada, and Mexico — all of whom opposed Brexit — will be discussing how to strengthen NAFTA to discourage America from following Britain's lead. ...
Will Brexit Trigger a “Domino Effect” Among Other EU Member States?
Almost immediately after the Brexit became official, politicians in other EU countries began expressing a desire to follow Britain's example. ...
American Principles
There are probably few contemplative souls who, at one time or another, have not wondered — given the long and mostly destructive history of government — whether humanity would...
Ryan the RINO?
Is Congressman Paul Ryan a RINO — Republican in name only? Or is he instead a committed champion of the conservative agenda in his role as speaker of the...
What Is Property?
As with all other natural, God-given rights, the right of private property is indispensable to human liberty. Without property, there is no progress, and without progress, the lamp of...
What Is Freedom?
Everyone wants freedom, but what is the proper meaning of freedom? Does it consist in being able to do anything we want? Or, as some believe, is it doing...