Neat Driverless Car Infographic

April 29, 2012 On Laws that Need to Change

Regular readers of this blog will not doubt be familiar with my position on driverless car technology and my call for the State of Texas to revoke laws which require a human operator to be in control of the vehicle. Recently, I was contacted by someone who has developed an interesting infographic on the subject. [...]

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On Meeting John Stossel

April 27, 2012 On Big Government

Yesterday, I had the great privilege to meet and briefly speak with John Stossel of FoxBusiness. Stossel has been a champion of libertarian issues in the media since his days at ABC’s 20/20. His books: Give Me a Break; Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity; and No, They Can’t, have had a great influence on my [...]

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How Your Tax Dollars Are Spent

April 18, 2012 On Big Government

My thanks to Peter Kim from www.accountingdegreeonline.net for sharing this infographic with me and allowing me to share it online. Created by: Accounting Degree Online

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The GOP Has Left YOU!

April 16, 2012 News

Last week, friend and fellow Libertarian John Shuey wrote a terrific post on why he left the GOP. He was generous enough to allow me to repost it here in its entirety. Take it away, Mr. Shuey! 13 APRIL, 2012 Time to leave the GOP tent? In the mid-1990s, the Republican Party left me. I [...]

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With Gary Johnson

April 13, 2012 News

On Saturday, April 7, I had the good fortune of meeting Libertarian Presidential Candidate and two-time former Governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson. Since leaving the Republican Party and join the Libertarians he has become the odds on favorite to capture the nomination. We spoke briefly before the Libertarian Presidential Debate held in Fort Worth. [...]

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Foundation Releases 2012 ABCs of School Choice

April 5, 2012 News

“When it comes to school choice, the tide of reform is rising,” said Robert C. Enlow, president and CEO of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. “Last year, we saw unprecedented progress for school choice, and as 2012 kicks off with National School Choice Week, we expect this year to be just as successful,” added [...]

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My Republican Opponent On the Constitutionality of Affordable Care Act

April 5, 2012 News

Medicaid as we now know it is unsustainable and will quickly consume the vast majority of the state budget.  If the U.S. Supreme Court rules the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, we can reset the debate on health care and insurance policies.    via texasinsider.org I agree, but my question is, what if it is not [...]

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Battle of the Blogs

April 4, 2012 News

Well you are here, so you have seen my blog. Here is my Democratic opponent, Jack Ternan. And, my Republican opponent, Ken Paxton. Thoughts?

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Texas’ Three Biggest Challenges

April 2, 2012 On Big Government

At the Plano ISD PTA Candidate Forum, I was asked what I thought were the three biggest challenges facing Texas today. I distilled it down to one, but with three flavors. Here is my response: Here are the responses of all candidates:

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Living in a D+ State

March 30, 2012 On Big Government

Earlier this month the Center for Public Integrity released a report which graded the accountability of each state in the US. Texas ranked in the middle of the pack at 27th of 50. However, the real story is the the overall grade was D+. My fellow Texans, this is just unacceptable. In my view the [...]

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