Monopolies, Cartels and the Government
A monopoly is the exclusive control of the supply of a product, a service, or a commodity. Consumers do not have a choice if they… Read More »Monopolies, Cartels and the Government
Politics
Progressives and Neoconservatives are one and the same
Recently, I read a great book by Thomas Sowell called A Conflict of Visions. Sowell makes the case that one of the main reasons for… Read More »Progressives and Neoconservatives are one and the same
Free Trade and The Free Market
These days many people talk about free trade. In this essay, I will cover some background about free trade and show how government introduces many… Read More »Free Trade and The Free Market
Immigration and Assimilation
Immigration is a hot topic these days and many people on the left and right are providing their opinions. I am going to provide my point of view on this topic as a person who immigrated to the United States and became a citizen.
An immigrant is a person who seeks to become a citizen of a new country. In my case, I was born in Egypt and I decided from a young age that I want to be an American citizen so I worked hard to build the right skill set that can land me a job in the United States. I worked for several years in Egypt until I landed a good opportunity to work for an American company and moved to the United States. I worked through the system until I became a citizen of the United States. In the process of becoming a citizen of the United States, I renounced my allegiance to my previous country and became an American citizen. I am not a Muslim-American, an Egyptian-American or an Arab-American and I hate that many people are pushing these kinds of dual identities that split people into distinct groups based on their race, national origins or religion. To me being an American is about being an individual which means that I am a unique person and everyone else is unique in his or her own way. This individuality is what makes us Americans, this individuality makes us value life, love liberty, and pursue our own happiness through family, community, and career. I immigrated to this country because I want to build my life without the interference of government, without permission from a supreme leader and without being harassed because I don’t follow a certain religious dogma. The meaning of assimilation, in my opinion, is to embrace the American individuality and be yourself. Unfortunately, many forces prevent immigrants from fully embracing their individuality.Read More »Immigration and Assimilation
A New Year And A New Administration
On January 20th, 2017 Donald J. Trump will take the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States. He campaigned under the slogan: Make America Great Again. There are two ways to try to achieve this vision.
The first way is the one progressives from both parties have been using since the beginning of the twentieth century which is to create government programs and spend printed money to achieve different goals. This way doesn’t work and is against everything any conservative or libertarian would consider right. This way is what gave us the bloated bureaucracies in agencies such as the FDA, EPA, and IRS. This way is what gave us 20 Trillion dollars in debt and Trillions more of unfunded liabilities in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. The constitution prescribes certain powers for congress and the president should be only executing the laws congress passes in those areas, everything else is the violation of the constitution facilitated by the supreme court. We have been creating agencies and programs for over a century and none of them worked or will ever work.Read More »A New Year And A New Administration