Category Archives: Goverment

do not vote for laws you will not kill over

Posted on February 25, 2016 by christopher fisher

From Yale Professor Stephen L. Carter: On the opening day of law school, I always counsel my first-year students never to support a law they are not willing to kill to enforce. Usually they greet this advice with something between … Continue reading →

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on an american insurgency

Posted on December 31, 2015 by christopher fisher

On Popehat, a new contributor (Marc Randazza) posts an ungracious and inflammatory post claiming that having small arms to subvert government tyranny is not a valid reason for gun ownership. As evidence, he offers a hypothetical in which all insurgents … Continue reading →

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mencken on government

Posted on August 7, 2015 by christopher fisher

When a candidate for public office faces the voters he does not face men of sense; he faces a mob of men whose chief distinguishing mark is the fact that they are quite incapable of weighing ideas, or even of … Continue reading →

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popehat discusses how power corrupts judges

Posted on July 9, 2015 by christopher fisher

In reference to the recent story where a judge kidnapped children for refusing to have a meaningful relationship with their father: Judge Lisa Gorcyca has power because she’s a judge. She’s infuriated that her power is, for the moment, insufficient … Continue reading →

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The Christian Case for Drug Legalization

Posted on May 14, 2015 by christopher fisher

Disclaimer: I have never been involved in any illegal drug use, as such, any case I am making to legalize drugs should be taken on principle. In an online drug legalization debate, Pastor Bob Enyart argues that drugs should be … Continue reading →

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professional photographer 2 minutes of hate

Posted on April 16, 2015 by christopher fisher

April 15 is known as Tax Day in America. Within the professional photography community it is a day of rage. In 1984 terms, it is their Two Minutes of Hate. Up to a third of photography business profits might be … Continue reading →

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buying government toiletpaper

Posted on February 2, 2015 by christopher fisher

The Blaze posts a recent article about wasteful purchasing by the government. This article covers a single buy of toilet paper for the DOJ. Whoever wrote this article is largely unfamiliar with government contracting, and they chose a fairly bad … Continue reading →

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my discussion with one of the little rock nine (or irrationality in politics)

Posted on January 19, 2015 by christopher fisher

Around 2004, I was taking a college class in Discrimination and Law. The purpose of this class was to examine the legal rules and processes behind discrimination lawsuits. The content of this class was very infuriating, describing burdens of proof … Continue reading →

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mao was worse than hitler and stalin

Posted on January 8, 2015 by christopher fisher

Source Hitler is often cited as the example of the most evil person in existence. I suspect this is due to leftist’s love of communism and their attempts to whitewash history. FDR’s beloved “Uncle Joe” killed three times as many … Continue reading →

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voting for laws is voting for murder

Posted on December 13, 2014 by christopher fisher

Recently, national attention has been drawn to the case of Eric Garner. Garner was confronted by police for selling untaxed cigarettes. Garner claimed innocence over the “crime” of selling an otherwise legal product without oversight from the government, but the … Continue reading →

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