Conservatism ≠ small government

If you haven’t been following my recent posts, I am in the midst of advocating for a third or alternative party that, in very general terms, would be socially conservative while combating economic inequality and social injustice with a more active role of the government in the economy. In my last post, I said that for this party Read More…

A More Perfect Union

I’ve spent the last few posts discussing how political parties and choosing sides in general can have some negative consequences, especially when there’s a lack of independent thought. However, I do firmly believe that it’s important to stand for and believe in something – but what should we believe in? I think a core problem Read More…

Morality in Public Policy

  As a follow on to my last post, I’d like to talk a little about morality in public policy. I often wonder how so many people can be so convinced of the correctness of one particular course of action, public policy, or political party. I believe it often happens because politics gets tied into Read More…