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Month: January 2011

Capitalism/Driving/Libertarianism/Second Amendment

Self regulation

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

One of the primary principles of libertarianism, and also capitalism, is the idea of self regulation: people will naturally want to find a way to co-exist that ...

Charity/Life/Religion

Praying for me

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Anyone who’s read a bit of this blog knows how I feel about prayer. Several who know me know that I’ve used words more harsh than I’ve publish...

Religion

Talking about God

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’ve got to thank a friend of mine for giving me two blog post ideas in a row. First was the previous post about Christians praying for non-believers, and...

Religion

"I’m praying for you"

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Can someone answer me this one question: why do Christians seem to feel the need to tell a person they’re praying for them? Is there some kind of "he...

Life

Ingenuity and electrical tape

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

There are times where a little knowledge can save you some money. I have a beard/mustache trimmer that I bought back in 2004, over six years old, well past warr...

Life/Religion

The need to be honest

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Kenneth Ballard / 1 Comment

For quite a while I had been lying to practically everyone with whom I’ve crossed paths about something so important that I really cannot continue to lie ...

Constitution/Supreme Court

Advice and consent

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

At the end of each year, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court issues a report, a year-end report on the Federal judiciary. This year, the Chief Justice turned...

Life/Politics

Ashamed to be American?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

On YouTube, I subscribe to a user called PaulsEgo. Now on YouTube, he recently made a short series of videos that have caught quite a bit of attention because h...

Debt

Say "yes" or "no" to credit?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

In this recession, one thing that I have come to expect is a ton of articles speaking out against debt and credit cards. And there is good reason: Americans are...

Life/Politics

Rep. Giffords, a federal judge, and a 9 year-old child

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

True, This! — Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold The arch-enchanters wand! — itself a nothing! — But taking sorc...

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