KentForLiberty pages

▼
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Justifying The State

›
I've never figured out why I'm supposed to be impressed-- much less convinced -- when someone is able to make an intellectual argume...
Monday, December 18, 2023

Life's bumps and potholes

›
With the surgery coming up on Wednesday (unless I can squeeze out the kidney stone before then), I feel less Christmassy than ever before. O...
2 comments:
Saturday, December 16, 2023

Liberty essential, worth fighting for

›
( My Eastern New Mexico News column for November 12, 2023 ) All sides that don't prioritize liberty are the same. Excuses don'...
Friday, December 15, 2023

Misguidance

›
People can be guided by truth and they can be misguided by ignorance (guess which one seems most prevalent). Often at the same time. That...
Thursday, December 14, 2023

"Libertarian" politicians?

›
The other day my dad texted me about the new Argentinian president. Saying they had sworn in a "libertine"* president. I'm pre...
2 comments:
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Plain truth from old television

›
“A weapon? No, only an instrument. Neither good nor evil until men put it to use. And then, like so many of man’s inventions, it can be used...
Monday, December 11, 2023

Did Ellis survive Nakatomi?

›
I was watching Die Hard a few days ago and was struck by the similarity between Ellis and Gavin Newsom. Those “smiles”! Ick! Newsom is more...
Saturday, December 09, 2023

Don't be confused: Government has no rights

›
( My Eastern New Mexico News column for November 5, 2023 ) When government clearly goes too far, someone may ask whether or not govern...
2 comments:
Friday, December 08, 2023

Missed me?

›
I’m still around. I thought I had a couple of blog posts set to automatically post, but I didn’t. I’m sorry. Between the ongoing vision prob...
Wednesday, December 06, 2023

This year has sucked

›
I’m on my way home from the ER.  Suddenly, at 2:30 yesterday afternoon, the kidney stone I’ve known about since February 2015 decided to sta...

When the scheme doesn't work

›
Many people and businesses rely on government handouts. This is dangerous, but I understand why they do it. I also understand why government...
Tuesday, December 05, 2023

Political government in a nutshell

›
Call it a "representative republic", a "constitutional republic", or a "democracy". The outcome is the same: S...
Monday, December 04, 2023

Bad guys and their assault prose

›
  Political criminals made up the dishonest phrase “assault weapon” to use as justification for enslaving you and me to their whims. I can c...
Saturday, December 02, 2023

Don't trust government with what matters

›
( My Eastern New Mexico News column for October 29, 2023 ) I could never be talked into sending my daughter on a cross-country trip wi...
2 comments:

Thankless jobs?

›
There's probably no such thing as a truly "thankless" job. If you're getting paid , you're getting thanks .  If you ex...
Friday, December 01, 2023

Archation culture

›
Some cultures are based on archation . I don't like or support those cultures. Police (and other gang) culture, cultures that are overt...
Thursday, November 30, 2023

Uncanny Valley in politics

›
I see a couple of cases where I believe the " Uncanny Valley " phenomenon plays a role in politics. Where those who haven't b...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Wouldn't it make sense?

›
Doesn't it seem like the after-Thanksgiving special deal emails would be more effective if they went to family and friends of the perso...
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Politics = lies

›
I am stunned at the tsunami of lies overrunning society. The most damaging ones are mainly political, or have a political reason for being p...
Monday, November 27, 2023

Does "your" v*te count?

›
I want to believe... but I don't . In v*ting, I mean. I recently saw someone again promoting the idea that you have to v*te to protect...