CONSERVATIVE ACTION ALERTS 08/20/2013

Making the Internet Tax Freedom Act Permanent What if we told you that the internet itself in danger of being heavily taxed? We are not talking about taxes on internet purchases; we are talking about local, state, and federal governments levying taxes on internet access - your connection to the World Wide Web – and your email account. Read More

The NSA: ‘The Abyss from Which There Is No Return’ We now find ourselves operating in a strange paradigm where the government not only views the citizenry as suspects but treats them as suspects, as well. Thus, the news that the National Security Agency (NSA) is routinely operating outside of the law and overstepping its legal authority by carrying out surveillance on American citizens is not really much of a surprise. This is what happens when you give the government broad powers and allow government agencies to routinely sidestep the Constitution. Read More

The Charlie Brown Conservatives In the famous Charles Schulz comic strip, Peanuts, Charlie Brown is enticed every year by Lucy to placekick a football that she volunteers to hold for him. Charlie runs down the field toward his beguiling friend, who is holding the football on the ground, and swings his leg in a huge arching kick. But at the last moment Lucy jerks the football away and Charlie flies through the air to land on his back with a loud thump and the scream of “Aaugh!” Every year, Lucy convinces Charlie to try another kick, promising not to pull the football away like she did last time. And every year, Charlie runs down the field and Lucy jerks the football away at the last moment with Charlie falling on his famous fanny. Read More

Constitutional Conservatives must learn to “Trust but Verify!” My fellow Constitutional conservatives I ask you this question with all sincerity: How are Americans to discern where the “Truth” is in today’s plethora of information sources, from blog articles, media outlets, think tanks, advocacy groups, etc.? Read More

Pastors Must Take Back Civil Rights Movement The purging of Grammy Award winner Donnie McClurkin from performing at a concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech should serve as yet another wakeup call to Christian black Americans. Read More

Popcorn: An Economic Analogy My wife and I love our popcorn at night. We pop up a considerably-sized batch, temporarily unconcerned about the impending stomach pains we may or may not (but usually do) experience following the last kernel at the bottom of the bowl. And then we share it. We are competitive with each other and so our psychological instinct is to ensure that the other does not take more out of the bowl. In economic speak, our time-preference is very high. If we don’t consume quickly, the other will get more, and one of us will be left unsatisfied. Read More