Tag: Cato Institute
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A “Gold Seam” Connects Republican Donors To The Insurrection
Fact: insurrections don’t pay for themselves. And, as a rule, insurrectionists themselves don’t have deep pockets. That was especially true of our insurrection. 99% of the angry white people over-running Congress on January 6 were middle class if that. In America, “middle class” means “just this side of broke”. Someone higher up the socioeconomic food…
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Dear Democracy: The GOP Just Ain’t That “In To” You
It sucks having to be the one to break the bad news. Democracy is so good-hearted. It wants the best for the most people. To make that happen, democracy wants everyone to have a voice (one person, one vote!) and if the majority of us want to be governed a certain way, then by voting…
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The Second Amendment Does NOT Give Anyone The Right To Own A Gun
Ya wanna be an originalist? Go read the original: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Please point to the word “own”. Good luck. It ain’t there. Instead, the amendment’s authors chose two different words: “keep”…