In his column today, Sheldon Richman challenges the mythology of representative democracy — mythology that the big government authoritarians put to use constantly. Obama and his “liberal” allies take a…
Jonathan Tobin shares with Commentary magazine readers his assessment of the impact of the IRS scandal. As I wrote on Monday: The fear of tyranny Obama cited isn’t an invention…
It is difficult to advocate for a system of government not run by lobbyists and special interests when those in office are run by them. It is difficult to advocate…
The Buncombe County Commissioners put an end to the current wave of controversy the media were trying to stir. Commissioner Holly Jones announced she would be making a motion to…
View in your browser. The 55 men who drafted the U.S. Constitution believed that the House of Representatives should be the peoples’ house. They wanted a representative democracy with voters…
Oh, no. The Business Improvement District, now a Municipal Service District, is on Asheville City Council’s agenda for next Tuesday. In the interest of fairness, democracy, representative government, limited government,…
Harvard historian Niall Ferguson uses notably contemporary lingo to describe the reasons he’s identified for the West’s cultural dominance over the past five centuries. In the book Civilization: The West…
Bob Higgs explains why the notion that our elected “representatives” are entitled to rule over us is bunk. Obamacare ought to have driven the final nail in that coffin.
It’s pretty certain that five of North Carolina’s congressional delegation will vote for whatever budget-busting health care “reform” package that the House leadership proposes. They are Democrats David Price, Bob…
If one were inclined to enforce a strict application of truth-in-advertising laws upon publishing houses, W.W. Norton and Company might face some problems with its latest volume from Pulitzer Prize-winning…
The Lexington City Council last night unanimously voted to annex four adjacent areas. Now it’s time to bring on the lawyers: The Citizens United Against Forced Annexation, a group of…
I disagree with Senator Berger. There’s nothing “representative” about the NC Senate. When one party, or actually a few legislators (or one legislator) control every aspect of the legislative body,…