Sell the Postal Service!
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." — Unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service…
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." — Unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service — formerly the Post Office — is an American institution rooted in the Constitution. To the framers, the idea that the federal government would be in the thankless business of carrying mail from city to city defied their Madisonian ideas of limited government. But they feared that rival states would take over delivery of the mails. So, they reluctantly made it a federal. . .
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." — Unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service…
During this summer of madness in Portland, Oregon, and sadness over COVID-19, two below-the-radar events occurred implicating the insatiable appetite of the United States government to spy on everyone in…
"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations made by Law." — U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 9 Congress and the White House have been…
Last week, this column argued that the only constitutional role for armed federal forces in Portland, Oregon, was to assist U.S. marshals in protecting federal property and personnel there —…
Two weeks ago, this column offered a brief history of the freedom of speech in America. The essence of the column was that all public speech is lawful when there…
"The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for…
"I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it." — Voltaire (1694-1778) When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he included…
Last week, this column addressed the expectation of revolution and the exhilaration of freedom that pervaded the 13 colonies during the summer of 1776. This summer in America, we are…
"Government requires make-believe. Make believe that the king is divine, make believe that he can do no wrong or make believe that the voice of the people is the voice…
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." — George Santayana I am amazed at the efforts around the country to remove and destroy painful mementos of…