I’ve watched the video of Alex Pretti being shot by federal agents in Minneapolis multiple times now, and I keep coming back to the same question: What kind of man does that? Not the shooting itself – though we’ll get to that. I’m talking about what happened before the shooting. What kind of man two-hand […]
When Decades of Policy Failure Meet Quota-Driven Enforcement: Why the Minneapolis Tragedy Was Inevitable
On Wednesday morning, January 8, 2026, a 37-year-old mother of three named Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent on a residential street in Minneapolis—less than a mile from where George Floyd was killed in 2020. She wasn’t wanted for any crime. She wasn’t the target of an investigation. She was a […]
Term Limits: The Chaos We Need to Break the System
If you ask Americans whether Congress should have term limits, about 75% will say yes. I would have been one of them. The logic seems obvious: career politicians get comfortable, build corrupt relationships with lobbyists, lose touch with regular people, and become nearly impossible to vote out. Term limits would force fresh blood into the […]
The Marijuana Rescheduling Celebration: Who’s Actually Popping the Champagne?
The headlines are everywhere: Trump is set to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. Cannabis stocks surged over 50% on the news. Industry leaders are calling it “the single most important drug policy move in decades.” I’ll admit, my first reaction was cautiously optimistic. Finally, some movement on an issue where federal policy […]
The Path Back to Prosperity: What We Can Learn from America’s Golden Decades
“I want a house in the 50s.” It’s a phrase you hear constantly today, usually accompanied by wistful sighs about simpler times. But what exactly made certain decades in American history so appealing? And more importantly, is there a path back to that kind of broad-based prosperity and freedom in the modern era? The Tale […]
Why Your Political Neighbor Isn’t Crazy: Understanding America’s Political Divide Through History
Every election cycle, we hear the same refrain: “How can people vote for that?” Whether it’s your uncle at Thanksgiving dinner or your coworker at the water cooler, it seems like half the country has lost its mind. But what if I told you that your political opponents aren’t crazy—they’re just drawing from completely different […]