Principle 03
Real Estate Appraisal Regulation
HIGHLAND, UT | 19 August 2008| The real estate industry in the United States is in complete disarray. Many articles have been written on FreeCapitalist Daily to illustrate this point. Still, little has been done to really capture the severity of this problem. Throughout the country, many news articles and even books have been written in […]
19Aug2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
The Wrong Approach to Rebuilding Iraq
by Matthew Pilling, guest author
TAYLORSVILLE, UT | 12 August 2008 | As the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Iraq’s stockpile of resources, outrage erupted on the Senate floor. And that outrage will most likely spill over into the minds and hearts of many Americans.
The reason for the outrage—while Americans have been […]
Whose Time Is It, Anyway?
HIGHLAND, UT | 6 August 2008 | One hundred-fifty years ago, nearly everyone worked from home. Not much of a surprise; it was an agrarian society. People worked in their own fields or they had shops (such as a blacksmith or mercantiler) attached to their homes. Following decades found more people move their workplaces into […]
6Aug2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 3 comments | Continued
Only an Enlightened Electorate Should Vote!
HIGHLAND, UT | 5 August 2008 | Caspar Weinberger, Jr., recently wrote an op-ed piece challenging America’s mindset in voting. He asked the question whether every American old enough to vote should be allowed to. His point:
If you are intelligent enough to read the Times or to boycott it on purpose because of its consistent left-biased slant, you […]
Why the Pickens Plan Won’t Work
HIGHLAND, UT | 23 July 2008| One of the hottest topics in the marketplace of ideas is America’s growing concern with energy. Many say that oil production peaked in 2005 and will soon dry up. Others say that petroleum based internal combustion engines, though not very efficient, are here to stay. Many are looking for […]
23Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 5 comments | Continued
A River Runs through It
By Matthew Pilling, guest author
TAYLORSVILLE, UT | 23 JULY 2008 | Since 1982, Utah streams have been open to public passage and recreation, even when those streams passed through private land. But, eight years ago, an angler was cited for trespassing on private land when he left his raft to wander the river bed. On Friday, […]
FDIC (Fear Drives Ignorant Consumers)
by Matthew Pilling, Guest Author
SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 16 July 2008 | In a move that stirs up images of the Great Depression, people are lining up outside of IndyMac Bank branches to see that they “get theirs” before there is nothing left to get. Because of the number of people waiting to close their […]
Censorship a Question of Private Property not Free Speech
HIGHLAND, UT | 15 July 2008 | When most people hear the word tyrant, they think of Adolf Hitler or Josef Stalin. They may think of overzealous bureaucrats or demanding city officials or HOA presidents. But how many would consider the sweet neighbor down the street with an entitlement attitude; or even themselves? Yet, some […]
15Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 2 comments | Continued
Obamacons and Hillraisers
By Matthew Pilling, Guest Author
SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 15 July 2008| Obamacons vs. Hillraisers. No, it’s not the title of another Transformers movie. It’s a new set of camps that have come up out of the carnage that is this year’s election. And, neither group is quite what you would expect when you consider […]
Who Decides the Price of Liberty?
HIGHLAND, UT | 8 July 2008 | Last week Americans throughout the country had the good fortune of celebrating the birthday of its nation by honoring the day upon which The Declaration of Independence was pronounced in the open streets of the then 13 British Colonies in America. The birth of our nation is replete […]
8Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 4 comments | Continued
Entitlement Addiction Hard for Doctors to Let Go Of
HIGHLAND, UT | 7 July 2008| Health care continues to be a big item in this year’s election campaigns and politics as the push toward a nationalized health care systems receives more and more pressure. Today, New York Times reporter, Robert Pear, tells the story of how the recent cuts in medicare allowances have prompted many doctors […]
7Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 3 comments | Continued
Corruption, Failure & Incompetence Uncovered by Audit of Utah Government Agency
ALPINE, UT | July 4, 2008 | A much anticipated legislative audit of the Utah Department of Commerce, whose sole elected oversight is Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (R), reveals corruption, coercion, secrecy, retaliation, incompetence, abuse of power and miscarriages of justice.
Allegations of serious wrong doing in the Utah government were first […]
How Do You Celebrate Independence?
HIGHLAND, UT | 4 July 2008 | Ah! The Fourth of July! That great mid-summer holiday. Full of parades and beauty pageants, fireworks, barbecues, 10k races, pancake breakfasts in the park, and flag raising ceremonies. This is what this holiday is all about, right? Oh, and thinking about the signing of the Declaration of Independence (whatever […]
4Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 1 comment | Continued
Supreme Court Ruling for Guns already under Attack
HIGHLAND, UT | 1 July 2008 | It took the opponents of firearms ownership less than a week to come up with their next attempt to ban handguns. Last week the Supreme Court struck down the 32-year old D.C. handgun ban in a 5-4 decision. Yesterday, AP “medical writer”, Mike Stobbe revealed a “surprising fact,” that […]
1Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
545 or 300 Million?
HIGHLAND, UT | 30 June 2008 | In the 1980s, a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, Charley Reese, published a piece entitled, “The 545 People Responsible for all of America’s Woes.” In this article, Reese points out that politicians are the only people who cause problems and then campaign against them. He blames all problems America faced in […]
30Jun2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 1 comment | Continued
I couldn't agree with you more. Yes, morals are objective, while the valuation of material things is subjective.
God values ...
I think the point here is that people choose those whom they trust. When the government, by force, arranges a ...
Ammon,
As always, you bring up good points. You're right--truth doesn't need to have an advantage of time in order ...
I think one of the greatest things about the voting process is that there is never complete objectivity or truth, ...