Nate Rockwell

An Opinion on Taxes Part One – What is the Most Evil of All Taxes?

*Correction: A previous version of this story stated that Nixon sent the National Guard into Kent State when it was, in fact, Governor Jim Rhodes.  Additionally, it should be noted that while the protests being held at Kent State were not entirely non-violent, the two protesters who were killed were not convicted of committing any […]

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The Case for Constitutional Carry

In April of last year, two Ohio representatives (Ron Hood and Tom Brinkman) introduced legislation (H.B. 178) to reform Ohioโ€™s laws surrounding carrying a firearm in a concealed fashion.  The legislation would acknowledge the 2nd amendmentโ€™s language that; โ€œ. . . the right of the People to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed,โ€

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Oh, Virginia โ€“ Sic Semper Tyrannis

Not dissimilar from yelling โ€œFire!โ€ in a crowded theater, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and his team of gun control enthusiasts are eyeing controversial new gun control legislation in the state which could have the potential to result in abuses of rights, abuses of power, and potentially violence in enforcing these laws.  Not surprisingly, the result

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โ€œIf you dislike this country so much, why donโ€™t you move to [_____]!โ€

Ah, the familiar sting. From 2008 โ€“ 2016, these were words typically echoed by my Democrat friends, very commonly with the stated nation being Somalia (apparently a โ€œlibertarianโ€ society in the eyes of their political ideology). Before that, you might be told to move to Iraq or Afghanistan under Bush. Amidst the latest foreign policy

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The Fight Over Funding Provided to Children for Education

An article titled โ€œAACS opposes sale to charter schoolโ€ in a recent edition of the Ashtabula Star Beacon was more of an advertorial for a public institution than a news story.  That result should be no surprise considering the authorโ€™s interviews included only school board members and administrators within the district.  These public employees are

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