For the average person walking down a dark street late at night, a promise from a politician is worth far less than a .38 Special.

If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.

We are asking the wrong question. The issue is not who should be trusted with all the power of the Presidency. Instead, we must ask how much power any candidate can be trusted with.

Government aid programs have been endlessly expanded, and the government has sought to maximize the number of people willing to accept handouts..... Roughly half of all Americans are dependent on the government, either for handouts, pensions, or paychecks.

The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.

The more powerful government becomes, the more abuses it commits and the more lies it must tell.

Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation.