Liberty is Rising

I was not in attendance at the Young Americans for Liberty Convention this year, but these thoughts by Corie Whalen sum up my thoughts on the liberty movement perfectly. Picture is compliments of Rand...

Immigration: The Wrong Debate

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Ouch! Next generation not thrilled about Republican Party

A very interesting report, "Grand Old Party of a Brand New Generation," was recently released by the College Republicans showing what Americans born since 1980 think of the Republican brand. An editorial on the report...

Two Moms vs. Common Core – a Mother’s Day tribute

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Congress to Exempt Themselves from Obamacare

Breaking News from Politico in DC "Lawmakers, aides may get Obamacare exemption" UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE! Boehner and Congress think Obamacare is so bad, they want out of the system - but those of us who had (in...

Politics is sport – I fight for the users!

Spearheading Ohio Rising’s campaign against Kasichcare-Obamacare expansion in Ohio has been a fascinating experience for any number of reasons. Why? Politics is sport. For the general public - it’s like some terrible game being played where...

Stealing the Future

My testimony prepared for Medicaid expansion hearings at the Ohio statehouse on behalf of Ohio Rising: For many years and in multiple states, I worked in the healthcare industry for a company that specialized in...

Predictable: Fake Debate Over Debt in DC

Largely an ongoing joke, I don't write new articles on the debt ceiling debate. I just re-post the same one I wrote in 2011. Since the debate remains completely fake, why bother to write...