Category Archives: President

Top 10 Books for Selfish Citizens, 4th Quarter 2012

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Jim

The following are the top 10 books for October – December 2012 as identified by the readers of Selfish Citizenship. Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist by Tara Smith The Head of Athena (The Cyrus Skeen Series) by Edward … Continue reading →

Posted in History, President | Tagged Albert Gallatin, Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Cox and Forkum, Hernando de Soto, James Monroe, John Adams, Missouri v. Jenkins, Tara Smith | 1 Comment

Obama is the Wiz, a Pretender President

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Jim

“…the Senate demonstrated that President Obama surely is the most incompetent if not counterproductive deal-maker in an era that requires a good one…In the future, why bother asking Obama about his views? He excels only at annoying the other side.” … Continue reading →

Posted in President | Tagged Barack Obama, Democratic Party, LBJ, Luther Vandross, The Wiz | 2 Comments

Obama Recording Oval Office Conversations, Presidential Taping Continues

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Jim

Like Nixon, LBJ, and Kennedy before him, President Obama has been recording Oval Office conversations. In my judgment, this is a good practice and a credit to the President. Mark Bowden (author of Black Hawk Down and The Finish: The … Continue reading →

Posted in History, President | Tagged Barack Obama, Black Hawk Down, JFK, John Kennedy, LBJ, Mark Bowden, Osama bin Laden, presidential recordings, presidential tapes, Richard Nixon | 4 Comments

Are Government Regulations Inherently Illegitimate?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Jim

In the TOS blog, Michael A. LaFerrera has a post titled, “Where does Valid Law End and Regulation Begin?” It is a relevant question with an easy answer, but the post’s analysis totally misses the mark in my opinion. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, President, The Courts | Tagged Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, regulation | 5 Comments

Top 4 Lessons from Election Day 2012

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Jim

What does yesterday’s election mean? SNAFU – situation normal all fucked up. Let’s look at the federal results: (1) incumbent President re-elected, (2) no net change to party strength in the Senate, and (3) Republican majority retained in the House. … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Election | Tagged Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, Democratic Party, George W. Bush, impeachment, John Boehner, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, oversight, payroll taxes, Republican Party, tax reform | 2 Comments