ALPINE, UT | 31 March 2008 | Recently, Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Barack Obama shared in detail his perspective on the historical relationship between government regulation and free enterprise. In this speech, he responded to recent market developments and economic crises by outlining his...

ALPINE, UT |31 March 2008| The recent surge in production of bio-fuels (fuel derived from food crops such as corn, soy, and sugarcane) both in the U.S. and around the world has sparked a debate about whether such production should be promoted or even permitted. Aside from arguments about the energy efficiency...

HIGHLAND, UT | 27 March 2008 | Arguments about the proper role of government regarding the First Amendment have recently flared as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) changed its rules about “fleeting expletives.” The basic argument in this story is whether government has the power to regulate...

VICTORVILLE, CA | 26 March 2008 | Many times people create policy meaning to do good. They really do not wish to become tyrants or otherwise exercise unrighteous dominion. They simply know what is best for everyone involved. Because health the ability to live a quality life is such an important issue,...

ALPINE, UT | 24 March 2008 | Sometimes life gets so bad you just want to push the reset button and start the game over. This is, in effect, what one Australian man is attempting to do by using his Human Life Value to auction all of his property and board the first available plane to anywhere. His five-year...

ALPINE, UT | 24 March 2008 | The proper role of government at any level is to protect the individual’s inalienable rights. Many times, in an effort to do the right thing, officials make the wrong decision. They mean well, but are misdirected. We see this on the state and local levels as much as on...

ALPINE, UT | 17 March 2008 | Does an individual citizen of the United States have a Constitutional “right” to bear arms? 72% of the US public believes so, but few can even articulate a good reason why. Can you? Stop reading for just a second and pick up a pencil and jot down an explanation...

ALPINE, UT | 17 March 2008 | There are certain economic concepts that most people are just oblivious to. Even worse, we have been trained, taught, and educated to let things we don’t understand about economics just float by our conscious minds with little critical thought at all. For example,...

ALPINE, UT | 17 March 2008 | I remember as a kid being told about the “Great Depression” and how the banks had collapsed and the government had to come in and bail everyone out. I remember hearing about how FDR had saved America, etc. I had no idea then, how tainted my perspective was based...

ALPINE, UT | 14 March 2008 | Everyone like to talk about the economy these days but very few people have the gravitas and credibility to send out warnings to the general public like those now rolling out almost daily. While wanna be experts and pundits through out casual references and sensational warnings...