Seven factors to consider in preventing and responding to mass shootings and mass killings. — Factor 1 — Initial Mindset Most perpetrators who conceive or initiate a mass killing begin with a similar initial mindset. This mindset is one of ostracism, a sense that they stand apart from the rest of society, whether from actual social outcasting or self-banishment. It’s important to understand that this is a mindset and very…

It would be difficult to find another piece of legislation that attempts to side-step the notions of federalism, state sovereignty, and unalienable rights more than H.R. 1. (This article is adapted from an article at the Federalist Coalition, written by Justin Stapley the first time the House of Representatives passed…

Those clamoring for a return of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban are advocating for a return to a stew of legal language that failed to reflect the reality of actual firearm classification. — There is a common refrain among advocates for restrictive gun laws: assault weapons are “designed specifically to kill”, their intended use is for “military purposes”, and they were never meant for private ownership.

There’s definitely a political Left and a political Right. But that political dichotomy exists within a broader and far more nuanced political spectrum. The political spectrum is often viewed as conservative on the right and liberal, or more accurately progressive, on the left. Since this horizontal spectrum is more often…

Doubling the federally mandated minimum wage would alter the premise of its existence. It would cease to be a minimum wage and become a universal living wage. — The recent prerogative on the Left, as exemplified by the efforts of the Democratic Party to more than double the federally mandated minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15.00 …

Are Democrats trying to convict the former President, or is this just cynical partisan maneuvering? — I have a unique stance on how this second impeachment has played out. I do think the President bears great responsibility for what occurred on January 6th; for his efforts to discredit the election going back months and months before election day, for the rhetoric he used on that specific…

Social media platforms are not public forums. We must stop using the language of public forums to discuss social media realities. — Censorship is a cessation of rights. Censorship is not the correct word for a private platform policing itself because no one is losing any rights outside the private platform. When social media, as a private platform, polices itself, it’s not censorship. It’s de-platforming.

By using the process of impeachment so rarely throughout American history, Congress has taken a valuable check and balance and rendered it nearly useless. — This article is from The Liberty Hawk’s 2019 archives, first published in the days leading up Donald Trump’s first impeachment. …

For the good of the country, the President must step down from office immediately. — America is still processing what occurred last week on the steps of our Capitol. With each new video and each new picture, the travesty of what unfolded is punctuated all the more. And there’s still so much more we don’t know. Hundreds have been arrested. Hundreds and hundreds of investigations…