The Death of American Liberty
Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty, by James Bovard, Austin, Texas: The Libertarian Institute, 2023, 387 pages, hardcover. ...
About: Laurence M. Vance
Posts by Laurence M. Vance
7 Better Reasons Roe v. Wade Should Be Overturned
The leaked initial draft majority opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade (1973) has beltway conservatives salivating. And rightly so. Writes Alito:...
Federalism Is the Best Step
Federalism is the division of power between the national and state governments. America is driving away from federalism, and the consquences are many and costly. ...
Trump’s New and Improved Obamacare
Trump's new and improved ObamaCare is better in some ways, but it's still government healthcare. ...
Rethinking Discrimination
The Supreme Court has ruled that more types of actions represent illegal discrimination, but laws about discrimination are both haphazardly applied and nonsensical. ...
Review of “The Problem With Lincoln”
In his newest book The Problem With Lincoln, Thomas J. DiLorenzo shows how Lincoln “overturned our original constitutional order, violated the rights of Americans both North and South, massively...
Review of Lew Rockwell’s “Against the Left”
Against the Left: A Rothbardian Libertarianism may very well be the most radical, politically incorrect book that you will read this year — or perhaps that you have ever read....
Review of “For a New Liberalism”
“Liberalism” used to emphasize the right of an individual to determine what pursuits he would follow and goals he would achieve. This author would like a return to that...
Why Republicans Are Powerless Against Socialism
If we are to believe the Republicans, they are all that is holding back the forces of socialism from taking over the United States and replacing a free and...
Term Limits Are Not the Answer
Term limits are not the answer to the country’s woes. Binding members of Congress — in the words of Thomas Jefferson — “from mischief by the chains of the...
The Triumph of Christianity
A historian specializing in Christianity explains how and why Christianity spread in the face of persecution, paganism, and impoverishment. ...
Desire Doesn’t Drive Reality
America is in the midst of a “transgender moment,” as more and more Americans are accepting the pseudo-science of the transgender ideology for fear of being labeled bigots. ...
Welfare That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Tax season is in full swing, and so is America’s seasonal welfare program. ...
Republican Hypocrisy on Abortion
Republicans like to play the pro-life card. It makes their base think they are worthy of votes and financial support. But there is no greater example of Republican hypocrisy...